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title: "whats that on my vanilla bean orchid"
description: "whats that on my vanilla bean orchid"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "budthegoat28"
published: "2024-04-07T17:12:53.368943Z"
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# whats that on my vanilla bean orchid

_Posted by budthegoat28 on 2024-04-07_

whats that on my vanilla bean orchid

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## 7 comments

### PlantLady1111 commented on 2024-04-07

Looks like scale to me

### Jen commented on 2024-04-08

Potentially scale? But I’ve no experience with it personally. Google scale and the American orchid society to read more and see if it sounds like what you’re experiencing. They have treatment suggestions as well. Let us know if you find out for sure.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yzTKthJiLOlCUPKH-vsQ5NzOhcFfTrb-kTRTwJ_ViN0/nE9xp7goQ-KEZKfQ5L05DA.webp?size=large)

### budthegoat28 commented on 2024-04-08

its not scale

### MeasomerPi commented on 2024-04-08

I replied on the other post but not sure you saw that. It kinda looks like pitting on the leaf. What are the raised bumps? Are there any wet looking areas? Is it just the one leaf that’s been affected?

What happened with the discolored growing tip you asked about earlier? I am bringing to think these could be connected. Maybe a bacterial infection but it’s hard to know without more information.

How long have you had the plant?  
How much light is it getting?  
How often do you water?  
How do you water?  
What kind of media are you growing it in?  
What’s the temperature of its growing space?  
What’s the humidity?

### budthegoat28 commented on 2024-04-08

i got it a week ago and i water it when the soil feels dry and humidity is like 65% and the temp is 70 and it water it once a week and its getting artifical light at night and during the day its getting full sun

#### MeasomerPi replied on 2024-04-08

Thanks for the info. Since you have had it for a week, I think I the best course of action would be to watch the plant. It might just be damage that occurred during transportation from the nursery to your home.

If more spots appear, I would assume it’s an infection and quarantine it from the rest of your plants. If the affected area has a foul odor, it’s probably bacterial. If not, it’s fungal. You’ll need to do some research to find a fungicide or bactericide that can be used on orchids. If you are planning on harvesting the pods to make your own vanilla extract, you’ll need to find one that is safe to use on food crops too.

### Barbara commented on 2024-04-10

Soft brown rot would be my guess.

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