Orchid Bark Bugs: What's Inside That Pot? 

Orchid Bark Bugs: 5 Creatures that Infest Potting Mix
Some kind of undesired bug is moving around in the orchid bark inside your pot. Due to that clear-plastic pot, you’re seeing more and more of them. Frankly, you wish now that you hadn't invested in clear pots.
What are they? Insects? Pests? Overgrown Bacteria? Whatever it is, it’s not supposed to be there. Before you freak out and spray the entire orchid shelf with Raid, let’s identify the creatures to better eliminate them.
This video will focus on the specific bugs found in orchid bark. The pests and insects that inhabit the orchid bark potting mix are: symphyla, springtails, soil mites, psocids, and scale. The potting medium can be fir bark, pine bark, redwood bark, cypress bark, or any type of store-bought bark.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:16 Symphyla
4:30 Springtails
5:45 Soil Mites
7:45 Psocids
12:29 Scale
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Image Credits:
Most of the videos, clips, photos, and b-roll are all mine. In some videos, I have to refer to other photographer's works because theirs is so much better than mine. All the images for this videos are found on Creative commons under the 2.0 license. They are in no special order, but I would like to give a special shout out to the photographers: "Scale insect, back, U, Patuxent, MD_2013-01-02-14.11.28 ZS PMax" by Sam Droege, "Octopus agave: Scale insects" by Plant pests and diseases, "BB nymph or psocid" by Whatever1498, "Psocids" by Mick E. Talbot, "Giant red velvet mite" by tonrulkens, "Springtail" by andybadger, and "Suspended springtail" by jeans_Photos.
Music Credit:
Luke Bergs - Summer Groove · [Chill & Funky Background Music]
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