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The mantis climbs up-and-down the twigs of the plant until it finds a cluster of flowers. It holds-on to these with the claws of its two rearmost pairs of legs. It then sways from side-to-side, mimicking the wind; soon, various small flies and insects will land on and around the flowers, attracted by nectar as well as the small, black spot on ...
Black rot on orchids is caused by Pythium and Phytophthora species. [1] Black rot targets a variety of orchids but Cattleya orchids are especially susceptible. [1] Pythium ultimum and Phytophthora cactorum are known to cause black rot in orchids. [1] Pythium ultimum is a pathogen that causes damping-off and root rot on plants. [2]
Turns out, plants don’t always thrive in cramped sorority house bedrooms. However, the first houseplant I was ever able to keep alive for a respectably long time also happened to be one of the ...
Dancing lady orchids are light loving orchids that can live in 40-70% humidity. I also love boat orchids ( Cymbidium ). They are cool growing, so they work well in indoor environments, provided ...
Septoria selenophomoides is a fungal plant pathogen infecting orchids. It causes leaf spots, starting with small yellowish lesions on the plant's leaves and darkening to brown or black. [1] [2] If the infection develops further, the leaves and fruit fall from the orchid and spread the infection. [2]
The common earwig is an omnivore, eating plants and ripe fruit as well as actively hunting arthropods. To a large extent, this species is also a scavenger, feeding on decaying plant and animal matter if given the chance. Observed prey include largely plant lice, but also large insects such as bluebottle flies and woolly aphids. [10]
A flower spike may carry 1–10 flowers, which have yellow-green sepals, very reduced, dark brown/black petals resembling the antennae of an insect and a long, narrow, lobed labellum, which is dark in color, varying from maroon to black and on which there are two glossy depressions known as 'pseudo-eyes' as well as an iridescent blue/grey patch ...