chibae
An orchid fancier with a CP problem
Hi all. Okay, the particular tank this ping was in is set up in my family room. It has been established for close to a year now with pings, sundews, orchids and during the winter a small nep (or 2).
Last night I noticed one of my pings had been attacked by something. It was the only plant in the tank to be attacked. Since the tank top is not totally sealed I assumed that the culprit was a camel cricket. So I set a sticky trap by the plant.
This morning the trap was empty, the ping even worse and still no other plants bothered.
I took the ping out of the tank but left the sticky trap in. Now, ten hours later the situation is unchanged, nothing caught on the trap, no other plants affected.
I unpotted the ping and examined the media and the plant carefully, with a lighted glass, for bugs but found none.
Any help would be appreciated. I had assumed insect damage, but could it be a form of ping eating bacteria or some other type of disease?
Last night I noticed one of my pings had been attacked by something. It was the only plant in the tank to be attacked. Since the tank top is not totally sealed I assumed that the culprit was a camel cricket. So I set a sticky trap by the plant.
This morning the trap was empty, the ping even worse and still no other plants bothered.
I took the ping out of the tank but left the sticky trap in. Now, ten hours later the situation is unchanged, nothing caught on the trap, no other plants affected.
I unpotted the ping and examined the media and the plant carefully, with a lighted glass, for bugs but found none.
Any help would be appreciated. I had assumed insect damage, but could it be a form of ping eating bacteria or some other type of disease?