Orchid Pollination Biology by Haleigh Ray, Wagner Vendrame

“… Orchids and their pollinators have developed fascinating co-adaptations that promote orchid pollination. …”
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Physiological Disorders of Orchids: Oedema by Robert A. Cating, Aaron J. Palmateer, Carol M. Stiles, Philip F. Harmon, D. A. Davison

“…Davison, describes this physiological disorder of orchids caused by overwatering, symptoms, diagnosis, and management. …”
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Physiological Disorders in Orchids: Mesophyll Cell Collapse by Robert A. Cating, Aaron J. Palmateer

“…Palmateer, describes this physiological disorder that affects many genera of orchids and can be caused by exposure to low water temperatures or low air temperatures. …”
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Black Rot of Orchids Caused by Phytophthora palmivora and Phytophthora cactorum by Robert A. Cating, Aaron J. Palmateer, Carol M. Stiles, P. A. Rayside, D. A. Davison

“…Davison, describes this disease of orchids, its host range, symptoms, diagnosis, management, and nursery sanitation recommendations. …”
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Management of Orchid Pests with Silwet® L-77 and Horticultural Oils by Robert A. Cating, Marjorie A. Hoy, Aaron J. Palmateer

“…PP287/PP287: Management of Orchid Pests with Silwet® L-77 and Horticultural Oils (ufl.edu) …”
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Green orchid bee Euglossa dilemma Friese (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) by Aaron Mullins

“… Green orchid bees are a quite conspicuous and charismatic species. …”
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Habenaria trichosantha Lindl.: A newly recorded orchid from China by ZHAO Mingxu, WANG Hengying, TAN Yunhong, SUN Xingxu, HU Xingrun, CHEN Fei

“…[Conclusion] H . trichosantha Lindl. is a newly recorded species in China, which further enriches the resources of wild orchids in China.…”
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Wellsina Mite Hemicheyletia wellsina (De Leon) (Arachnida: Acari: Cheyletidae) by Haleigh A. Ray, Marjorie A. Hoy

“… This predatory mite was recently discovered in an unsprayed greenhouse at the University of Florida, Gainesville, living on Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium orchids, and assumed to be feeding on orchid pests such as spider mites, tenuipalpid mites, and mealybugs that were present on the orchids. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal critical gene regulatory network in response to drought stress in Dendrobium nobile Lindl by Chaoyan Lv, Ya He, Zaiqian Jiang, Wenjia Hu, Mei Zhang

“…Abstract Background Dendrobium nobile Lindl belongs to the genus Dendrobium of the orchid family and is a valuable herbal medicine. Drought stress severely affects the growth of D. nobile Lindl; however, the specific regulatory mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. …”
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Vanilla lindmaniana and V. palmarum (Orchidaceae) are distinct allopatric species by Emerson R. Pansarin

“…Species delimitation based on ecological divergencies, plus geographic disjunctions have advanced the current evaluation and understanding of diversity in this economically and ecologically important orchid genus. All evidence reveals that V. lindmaniana is distinct from V. palmarum. …”
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Phalaenopsis Mite, Tenuipalpus pacificus Baker (Arachnida: Acari: Tenuipalpidae) by Harold A. Denmark

“…It describes the distribution, description, biology, hosts, economic importance and management of this destructive pest of greenhouse orchids. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2006. …”
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Boisduval Scale, Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret (Insecta: Hemiptera: Diaspididae) by Adriana Espinosa, Heidi Bowman, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges

“…It describes this economically important pest of orchids in Florida — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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Darkwinged Fungus Gnats, Bradysia spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Sciaridae) by Frank W. Mead, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…A few species, however, attack healthy tissue of such economic plants as potatoes, wheat, red clover, alfalfa, cultivated mushrooms, pine seedlings, and various ornamentals, including tulip bulbs, ferns, begonias, coleus, geraniums, cacti, young orchids, areca palm, and dracaenas. Sciarids are a problem in Florida greenhouses, mostly concerning injury to plants, but also large numbers of flying gnats being an occasional nuisance to workers. …”
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