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Cymbidium Thrips Damage: Bloom-Specific Holes

Thrips = Bloom Holes

Foliage clean, flowers holey = thrips. Also damage leaf undersides. Treat with thrips-specific insecticide ×3 over weeks (egg hatch). Reapply at spike emergence.

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