Many growers are faced with the problem of the appearance of sticky drops on the leaves and flowers of their favorite orchids. This can occur for various reasons: flower disease, the emergence of pests, deterioration of environmental conditions, or simply the appearance of floral nectar and the removal of excess moisture. In any case, for decision making and further action, it is important to know why this happened and how to treat the plant.
How to understand that the plant needs help?
Without it, diseased leaves will not be able to give the plant the necessary substances. To correctly assess the causes of the appearance of drops, you must carefully consider them.
Signs of plant disease:
- leaves covered with white bloom;
- white lumps appeared inside the drops;
- in the drops and on the leaves is a white cobweb;
- bugs (except ants).
All these signs indicate a disease or infection of a flower. So what to do if sticky leaves or bloom appeared on the orchid?
How to treat white bloom and stickiness?
Elimination of non-pest or disease stickiness
It is necessary to remove the plant in more comfortable conditions of detention.- Determine the level of soil moisture. If the substrate has become cracked, hard and dense, and has ceased to pass the required amount of air to the roots, then it is necessary to treat the upper layer and improve the drainage. With the appearance of mold or unpleasant smell, it is obligatory to transplant the plant into a new soil. For prevention, the orchid should not be returned to other colors at least a couple of weeks.
- To exclude hit of direct sunshine.
- Increase the air temperature and reduce watering.
- Use a hygrometer to monitor temperature and humidity extremes. At low humidity, apply a warm shower, it will help in removing white residue and stickiness and restore the required level of humidity.
It is necessary to remove the plant in more comfortable conditions of detention.Eliminating pest stickiness
Methods of getting rid of stickiness:
- Transfer the flower to a hot place. Due to the increased temperature, the pests will move from the lower side of the leaves to the upper side.
- Carefully wipe all the leaves on both sides until the droplets and plaque completely disappear.
- Infected flowers and peduncles trim.
- Wash and wipe dry pot.
- Replace the primer.
- Quarantine for ten to fifteen days.
- Disinfect the place where the flower was located. Especially pay attention to the windows and the lower part of the window sill.
- In case of severe damage to the plant, special medications can be used.
Elimination of adhesive droplets and plaque caused by diseases
- Put the plant in quarantine.
- Cotton swab to wipe the leaves from the bottom and top to remove drops and bloom.
- Treat the plant with an oil solution (mix one liter of warm water with two tablespoons of olive oil). Processing carried out with a puller.
- In case of severe infection, it is worth removing dead leaves and replacing the substrate.
- If necessary, use drugs.
- Isolate from other plants for two weeks.
Preventing recurrence
In order to prevent the reappearance of sticky drops, we must not forget why they can occur on the plant.
It is necessary to find the best conditions for the growth and development of the flower.
It is regularly worth checking for infections and parasites.which may cause stickiness.
If droplets appear immediately after watering, this is a natural reaction of the plant - it is not worth alarming about it. It is also recommended to use during rehabilitation means to strengthen the immune system.
After withdrawal from quarantine, various baits should be added to watering.. The more often and carefully you examine the orchid, the more chances to notice the deviations in the early stages and eliminate them before they become a serious problem.
Observing these not complicated actions, maintaining care and conditions at the proper level, healthy development, growth and lush flowering are achieved.
