Q I have found so many scale insects on my orchids that I have taken to washing each leaf and petal with a sudsy paper towel. Will this be effective, or do the insects also infest the soil? Are some ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 95, No. 2 (June, 2012), pp. 312-318 (7 pages) We present the results of a field study conducted in 2011 to assess native epiphytic orchids in South Florida for ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 98, No. 2 (June, 2015), pp. 401-404 (4 pages) We provide the first published record that populations of the orchid mealybug, Pseudococcus microcirculus McKenzie ...

Q: I grow orchids both indoors and outdoors. The indoor orchids constantly are being covered with this white cotton looking pest. This condition also covers the plant with an oily sticky substance. I ...