Pest control methods for Paphiopedilum

In a hot and humid environment, scale insects will breed if ventilation is poor. Insufficient sunlight and rainy days can cause large-scale outbreaks of snails, etc.

Scale insects

You can spray 1000 times diluted 25% cypermethrin wettable powder for prevention and control.

aphid

It harms young leaves and flower buds. After being harmed, the young leaves stop growing. The damage is serious in spring. During the leaf-out period, you should choose to spray 1500 times diluted imidacloprid or cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate for prevention and control.

Red Spider

Ordinary insecticides cannot kill it, so acaricides must be used.

Thrips

The insect body is extremely small and mainly feeds on flower buds and leaf buds, hiding in the cultivation medium. 10% imidacloprid wettable powder can be used to spray 1500 times diluted on the plants and the surrounding ground, iron frames, etc.

Moths

Moth larvae mostly occur in early spring. Once discovered, they can be sprayed and comprehensively controlled with 1000 times the concentration of 90% crystal dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.