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Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:12 | Post a Comment | Permalink | in Los Angeles, Orchids, Pictures, iPhone Upload | Email Article | Share Article 
This bloom is at least ten weeks old and already had a few brown spots when I bought it, for five dollars. While fertilizing today, I found this white, furry larva with antennae. I'm waiting for my mom to respond to her email before I start consulting entomology reference sites. Let's hope for the best...
Update on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:27 by
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Okay, these are definitely longtailed mealy bugs. I am going to start by hitting them and the brown spots, which are recent hatchlings, with some rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip, and then I am going to sprinkle some ground cinnamon in the folds and crotches. I'll stay vigilant with my rubbing alcohol until the pest control solution arrives from rePotme.
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