Orchid Pests Control

Growing medium disinfected with hot water vapor for free plants from pests and diseases that can be transmitted through the growing medium. To avoid transmission of the virus, sanitation efforts should be made include cutting tools sterilization. After being washed clean cutting tools are heated in an oven at a temperature of 149  C for 1 hour.

Controlling mechanically done when insect pests are found in limited numbers. For example, in the morning and afternoon elephant beetle can be clamped with fingers and turned off. Similarly, shell infestation on the leaves of orchids can be driven with a nail, but it must be done carefully and then turned off. Large or small snails which can easily be arrested at night and destroyed. By cleaning trash and weeds, the snails do not have the opportunity to nest and hide.

Mechanical control is also done on the plants showing symptoms of disease, namely by cutting and destroy affected plant parts.

A good plant maintenance can improve the health of plants, so plants can grow more fertile. Watering, fertilization and the addition or replacement of growth media can increase plant growth. Indirectly ongoing maintenance to monitor the state of crops from pest attack early.

Watering was done when necessary and made, the morning so the afternoon was quite dry. Keep plants from attack or the presence of insects can be carriers of disease or handling. The air in the planting should be maintained so as not too humid, so the disease is not easy to develop.

Plants new or known to suffer from the disease was isolated for 2-3 months, until it is known that plants really healthy. Plants to be cultivated should also come from the parent who has known disease-free.

To control the pest of Orchids to choose the right kind of pesticide in accordance with plant pests to be controlled. Pesticide formulations can be liquid (emulsion), flour (dust) paste or granules with concentrations and doses appropriate use. As a precaution, pots or other containers, tools such as knives and scissors cuttings, preferably every time you use these tools, disinfected with formalin 2% or other disinfectants.

Pest control can also be done using Bio:

Predatory mites: Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias Heniot and Typhodiromus sp. (Phytoseiidae)
Aphids Predator: beetle koksi (Coccinelidae), Syrpidae flies, and spiders Lycosa sp.
Mealybug predators: Scymnus apiciflavus.
Predatory snail Achatina fulica: Gonaxis sp., Euglandina sp., Lamprophorus sp., And Aeromonas liquefacicus.
Thrips parasitoids: Family Eulophidae
Aphids parasitoids: Aphidius sp. and Encarsia sp.
Leafminer parasitoid Gonophora xanthomela: Achrysocharis promecothecae (Eulophidae).
Use of agents antagonistic Trichoderma sp., Gliocladium sp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens to wilt disease Fusarium sp. and Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum.