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  1. July 7th, 2014, 08:11 AM #1
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    Default Moths? Love my Vanda

    Every morning when I water my Vanda collection, moths come flying out. It seems as though they are using the plants/wooden baskets as their daytime home. I have not noticed any damage, but was wondering if I should use something to deter them?

    They especially like the one in the wooden basket.
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    Moths are actually good pollinators of orchids and feed off orchid sap. As long as they arent hurting anything I would just leave them alone.
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