What's eating my paphiopedilum 'pinocchio'?

Paphiopedilum 'Pinocchio' is an indoor slipper orchid hybrid prone to spider mites and mealybugs like all Paphiopedilum. As a sequential bloomer it holds flowers for months, so protect blooms from thrips, which rasp petals and leave silvery streaks. Inspect plants at repotting time and quarantine new arrivals before mixing with your collection.

Silvery stippling and bronzing of leaves; fine webbing in axils and between leaves, especially in warm dry rooms. Raise humidity, wipe leaves with a damp cloth, and spray with insecticidal soap or diluted neem oil on a 5-day cycle for three rounds.

White fluffy deposits in leaf joints and at the base; growth may slow and leaves yellow. Spot-treat with 70% isopropyl alcohol; follow up with a neem oil spray every 7 days until no new colonies appear.

Silvery scarring and dark fecal specks on petals and leaves; flowers may appear distorted or fail to open properly. Remove affected flowers; hang blue sticky traps; apply spinosad-based spray to leaves (avoid open blooms); repeat every 5–7 days.