Aphids are a nuisance com to most plants, attacking new plant growth where the surface is thinnest and easier to break down. But they also suffer from some fairly specific ones too. Slugs and snails are often brought in from outdoors if you kept a plant outside during the summer. Although they can be quite destructive they are relatively easy to keep under control with general house plant insecticides. Most of these problems can be easily identified and solved with a little time and attention.

Of the non harmful types most are there just to feed on decaying plant material and some can even be beneficial but depending on how you feel about them you just might not want them in your home, centipedes for example. This includes many of the same pests and fungal infections plus environmental factors such as over watering, poor lighting and general damage. Orchid suffer from many of the same com problems as the majority of house plants.

Com Orchid Pests Pests come in two varieties, those that are harmful and those that are not.