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Orchids



General Information
Common Name: Orchids
Other Names: Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, Cymbidiums, Vandas
Group: Ornamentals
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cattleya, Dendrobium, Cymbidium, Vanda

  • PESTS
  • DISEASES

Insects and Other Pests

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
APHIDS Cerataphis orchidearum fringed orchid aphid
APHIDS Macrosiphum luteum orchid aphid
BEETLES Orchidophilus aterrimus orchid weevil
BEETLES Orchidophilus peregrinator lesser orchid weevil
BEETLES Xylosandrus compactus black twig borer
CATERPILLARS Chrysodeixis eriosoma green garden looper
FLIES Contarinia maculipennis blossom midge
MEALYBUGS Pseudococcus dendrobiorum dendrobium mealybug
MEALYBUGS Pseudococcus beardsleyi *Misidentified as P. elisae Jack Beardsley mealybug (banana mealybug)
MEALYBUGS Pseudococcus longispinus longtailed melaybug
MITES Brevipapus phoenicis red and black flat mite
SCALES Diaspis boisduvalii Boisduval scale
SCALES Furcaspis biformis red orchid scale
SCALES Pinnaspis aspidistrae fern scale
SCALES Pinnaspis buxi ti scale
SCALES Vinsonia stellifera stellate scale
THRIPS Dichromothrips corbetti vanda thrips
THRIPS Frankliniella occidentalis western flower thrips
THRIPS Frankliniella shultzei yellow flower thrips
THRIPS Haplothrips gowdeyi black flower thrips
THRIPS Helionothrips errans cymbidium thrips
THRIPS Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis greenhouse thrips
THRIPS Hercinothrips femoralis bannded greenhouse thrips
THRIPS Thrips hawaiiensis Hawaiian flower thrips
THRIPS Thrips palmi melon thrips
THRIPS Thrips tabaci onion thrips
TRUE BUGS Nezara viridula southern green stinkbug
WASPS Eurytoma orchidearum orchidfly
WHITEFLIES Bemisia tabaci sweetpotato whitefly

Plant Diseases and Pathogens

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
FUNGI Fusarium Primer -
FUNGI Fusarium proliferatum leaf, sheath, stem spots; blight of young leaves
FUNGI Phyllosticta Primer -
FUNGI Phyllosticta capitalensis blight, leafspot, blossom spots
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora infestans -
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora nicotianae (Green Onion)  leafspot, blight and rot
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora nicotianae (Vinca or Periwinkle) leafspot, blight and rot and defoliation

 

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