[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

I would say that they probably need a lot more light than I was giving mine keeping them on the floor of my GH. I now keep mine in the cold frame for winter with something close Catt light, and outside during summer with a little higher than Catt light. But, this has had only one year of implementation so far, so will have to wait and see if I get better blooming this season. I would not throw away any old bulbs, as these will have enough energy in them to produce modest new plants.

Sow bugs: one orchid grower I know had a terrible infestation of sow bugs in her very large greenhouse, and wiped them all out with imidacloprid, Bayer Advanced Lawn ... in this case, but any of the Bayer products with imidacloprid would work if you mix up enough to soak the mix, just don't use one with fertilizer too, as you want to do fertilizing in an appropriate way for orchids, not petunias.