Stressed Cymbidium

[nertel]

Hi! I have a CYMBIDIUM Yellow Cascade and CYM. Milton Carpentor 'Everglades Gold' that has been living outside. I live in South Florida and they have some scale that has been a problem and also have been losing leaves. I've tried Neem Oil on them and bringing them inside for short times but they are kind of large and I'm not sure how long to leave them inside or if I'm hitting all the proper areas with the spray. It has been over 85 degrees everyday so I am worried about using the Neem. Is there something I can use without moving them in and out while it is hot outside?
They have a lot of leaves so spraying is alot easier than trying to do something to indiviual leaves. Any ideas would be appreicated!

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

A systemic may be in order for your plant. Bayer Advanced Rose and Flower ready mix (Imidacloprid), or Bayer Advanced Lawn Complete Insect Killer for Soil and Turf spray. The second one hooks up to your hose, is inexpensive, has a second ingrediant (Active ingredients: Imidacloprid and Beta-Cyfluthrin...... which is Tempo and Merit), and was used recently on a friends entire large greenhouse of species orchids with no ill effects. This individual used the lawn product to eliminate sow/pill bugs and it did the job completely. It has the same ingredient, Imidacloprid, that other orchid growers have found successful in eliminating scale. The lawn product also comes in a granule form, tho there has been no reports yet of effectiveness and safty. Cynthia

[nertel]

Thank You , I'll try that!