Orchids are subject to many diseases, the majority of which is caused by the increased air humidity and lack of heat. Such medicines as Fundazol, Benlat, Topsin, etc. will help to return to plant the former force and beauty.
Orchid – extremely beautiful and delicate flower which as well as other plants and flowers, is subject to viral, bacterial and fungal diseases. The cause of fungal and bacterial diseases is the wrong leaving. Too high air humidity can aggravate situation at low temperatures.
Fungal diseases
On body of orchid wreckers or the wrong leaving connected with the cold and crude contents can provoke emergence of black decay. In this case rotten parts of plant are subject to removal by the sterilized cutting tool, and the formed cuts powder with pounded wood charcoal or powder of fungicide. The flower should be replaced in fresh substrate and to create all conditions for fast germination of new roots. In the same way it is accepted to get rid of the brown decay striking roots and leaves and causing coloring of the last in dark-brown color.
It is possible to fight against root decay which arises because of excessive air humidity and the increased temperature by triple watering of plant 0.2% by Fundazol, 0.1% by Benlat or 0.2% by Topsin. Between waterings and sprayings it is necessary to sustain 10-tidnevny break. Defeat of flower fuzariozny decay will be demonstrated by coloring of its leaves. At first they turn yellow, and then get dark gray shade. In addition, they lose the elasticity, become soft, friable with gentle-pink raid. Further edges of leaves are twisted, and the main escape rots and dies off. It is possible to fight against this type of decay by means of 0.2% of Fundazol, watering and spraying plant with this medicine 3 times a day. If necessary to repeat the procedure in 10 days. About such disease as antrakoz, "will tell" brown spots and small black dots on escapes and leaves of plant. High air humidity and the increased temperature will contribute to the further development of disease. It is necessary to remove all damaged parts of plant and to process its 0.2% Fundazol according to the above scheme. Watering to reduce and take measures for decrease in air humidity.
Viral and non-communicable diseases
The plant with damp brown spots on leaves can be cured. In this case it is about non-communicable disease which cause insufficient watering, excessive solar lighting and unbalanced power supply can be. The struck leaves in this case need to be removed and sprayed orchid with system fungicide. After the procedure to exclude watering and spraying within several days. And here it is impossible to cure the viral disease of orchid causing emergence on leaves and flowers of small spots, stripes, arrows and circles. The flower needs to be destroyed, otherwise it can infect also other plants which are near it.