The Orchid Doctor Articles under the Heading Virus Control By Flame or Heat

Virus Control By Flame or Heat Comments
VIRUS CONTROL BY FLAME OR HEAT: By Heat Therapy Other plants have had some viruses eradicated by growing them at 95 to 100 deg.F.; heat therapy for orchids has so far failed. A79-584; OD65-106; OD78-95 0
VIRUS CONTROL BY FLAME OR HEAT: Control by Heat Treatment While heat-treating sugar cane before planting should work to inactivate the virus, no one has applied it to orchids successfully. A74-502; has been tried by Lawson at Beltsville. OWD 0
VIRUS CONTROL BY FLAME OR HEAT: Control by Hot Knife Gadget Use a soldering iron gun; attach a piece of hacksaw blade connected to the hot tip; trigger the gun each time to heat the blade before cutting a flower stem. A70-415+ 0
VIRUS CONTROL BY FLAME OR HEAT: Time Required to Flame Tools The temperature should be well above water boiling point, with the metal reddening if possible though that is hard on the metal; dip first in alcohol for quicker, effective action. A71-535 0

New Topics

  1. didier fouquet asked question Looking to import Vanilla Pompona schiede in category General Discussion
  2. Terre Moore asked question Orchids not in database in category General Discussion
  3. Judy Rutz asked question Looking to purchase in category General Discussion
  4. Nicolaas Chomenko asked question E. veratrifolia or Tolu. Louise Elmore ‘Elsa’ in category Other Genera
  5. Lilla Toelcke asked question Den. Somkiat blue in category General Discussion
Ask a Question

Start a Topic

New Comments

  1. Mary Lane commented on member plant Den. Tianmu Canary by Terre Moore
  2. Pamela Stegmaier commented on member plant Rlc. Esther Costa var. Orange Fantasy by Mary Lane
  3. Mary Lane commented on member plant Rth. Linda Vee var. Kira - Cluster Orange by Mary Lane
  4. William Gorski commented on topic "Looking to purchase" by Judy Rutz
  5. Robert Rand commented on member plant Cattlianthe Auri Guis by Robert Rand
  6. Julie Ellner commented on member plant Phal. amabilis var. formosanum by Vickie Seibert
  7. Julie Ellner commented on member plant Rlc. Green Dragoon 'Mendenhall' by Jeanne Uzar Hudson
  8. Danielle Carbonneau commented on member plant Ons. Catatante 'Los Roble' by Henry Shaw
  9. Barry J Silver commented on orchid Lyon. SunCoast Pink Passion
  10. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Phalaenopsis William Kistler?" by Nicholas Filannino