Florida Orchid Growing Part 4: Diseases and Pests 

Finally! Love, Love, Love! I have finally got some straight information on what to do about diseases! I have spent weeks, months researching, getting a million different answers. Could Be this or Could be that, Use this or this or not that, if...! I was petrified on what to do with a certain disease my orchids might have. (Ha!) I am so Thankful for all of your info on how growing orchids (or any other plants) in Florida is so different. I even went to Amazon, ordered 3 books on southern orchids and and information wasn't appropriate for here. I'm going to return them and buy your books!! Again, I thank you, and my orchids thank you too.

Mr motes gives the best info ever ! No need for other orchid amateur growers information ; thanks so much

I just ran across your videos. I'm in Palm Beach County, and had a big problem with thrips. Up until a couple of years ago I didn't have them (by some miracle I guess), and didn't know what was causing all the damage, but they went out of control and nearly destroyed many of my plants, and most of my flowers. I finally found that soap was very effective against them and the plants are doing much better. What I will try at your suggestion is the disease preventive chemicals and schedule. Hopefully my collection will improve in health and give more flowers. It's all a learning experience. Thank you for sharing your insight and experience. Humbled.

Haven't watch the entire video yet. But I'm sure this would be a very informative one too. Thank you so much for sharing.

Amazing video and even more informative is book. I am happy to say I have her and you know what...in Croatia I grow amazing and very healthy Vandas. Thank you milion times for all information!!! ♥️ Happy growing 😍😊

Thank You Thank for all your knowledge, I learned more in this video than a years worth of youtube videos, so much inforamation

Very informative video Mr. Motes, the book complements it. Thank you!

Excellent series. Thank you.

This video is amazing and i have listened to all of them in this series and they're very informative. I will be listening to them again... even though I have mostly phalaenopsis and just recently bought a few bag babies. There is not much of a selection here in Maryland. I've only had orchids for about 18 months. I've learned so very very much about orchids on RU-vid. Thank you for this video I was just wondering if you're going to produce more videos it would be so helpful because you're just such a wonderful speaker. you have a wealth of knowledge about orchids to share .... i guess that's why you write your books!!! If you do make any more videos I have one suggestion for you. The suggestion would be to repeat the question that the person just asked you because it's just about impossible to hear their questions. you give them an answer and we have to try and figure out by your answer what the question may have been. I didn't realize how important that was until a principal who observed me teaching told me that that was 1 of the things but good teachers do... repeat the question. That way everyone in the classroom can hear the question and then understand the answer. If you do more videos that would be something to think about doing... around the 17 minute Mark in this video a Man asked you a question .... he interrupted your learned... he didn't even wait for you to pause ...and brokemy train of thought and your train of thought. they should maybe could write their questions down and ask them at the end of the lecture...but if they don't have pen and paper I guess they have to ask their question when they think of their question. I hope things are going well at your Nursery! I am new 2 this wonderful world of orchids. ... thank you thank you thank you so very very much for taking the time to put these videos on the youtube for us. Please do some more videos!!! they don't have to be lectures maybe a tour of your Greenhouse or I should say greenhouses. you are a real treasure and thank you again!!! I can't thank you enough for these wonderful lectures. I started a RU-vid channel at the suggestion of a very lovely lady in Canada. We have become friends through RU-vid and I had no way to share my orchids with her. so I started my RU-vid channel to share with her My Success or failures with my phalaenopsis. So if you'd like to see mine someday just put my name Kathleen Murphy and the word orchids into the RU-vid search engine and you'll find the beginning of my journey with orchids. I'm now in my own seasoned with my phalaenopsis meaning now it's up to me to get them to bloom and I'm so excited to see the spikes coming. I found it very interesting in one of your videos where you said it's a battle with orchids fight off their Arch Enemy fungus and that's why they have to dry out. It was so interesting what you said about when they need watered... If you think your phalaenopsis needs water they should have been watered yesterday if you think your dendrobium and cattleya need watered they probably need water tomorrow thank you so very much

Great information, well presented.

Wow ! Thank you !!!

So informative! Thank you!

I'm curious why he recommends chemicals to reduce viral spread on tools and not alcohol and flaming

Thank you Dr Motes....I have found that If you use baby oil or a light mineral oil mixed with warm water/ 2 drops of dish soap keeping it aggrevated while spraying and it doesn't seem to clog the stimata on the leaves. I never wash them after I spray and I do not see any long lasting damage or effects.

To use the bifenthrin, do you spray like you would the soap/oil? Do you know if it is systemic? Will it hurt the orchid if it gets into the roots? Very curious about this as I’d use it for around the grow space as a preventative from here on out. But mainly to get rid of the mites and thrips I currently have. I tested one of my orchids with a soap mixture but it hasn’t yet been a day. Any help clearing this up would be appreciated but if not I’m sure it’s on the internet somewhere. Thanks for the great video!!! So glad I found this!

Would Alcohol work with flame? I see many people using that in video's.

Physan 20 is your friend

Where can I buy this book?