My orchids have developed sticky spots on both the stems and flowers. I have had orchids for years but this is a new disorder. They are also making the shelf and leaves sticky.

You have an outbreak of armored scale. They have mouthparts that pierce the tissues of, in this case a Phalaenopsis, and suck out the juice of their hosts. The
sticky residue is because the juices of the plant contain sugars, nectar kind of. That should rinse off with water.
If you take a cotton ball and dip it in 70% Isopropyl alcohol and run it up and down the spike between your fingers, that will remove them.
For others, run the swab all over the leaves and flowers to kill the scale insects.
Make sure you rinse off all the alcohol with plain water. It can dessicate plant tissues!!

not just scale but ARMORED scale. will keep notes on this guy. Thanks...

Welcome.

Thank you I will try and get some alcohol

I now have an infestation of white bugs with long tails on my orchids. Any advice would be welcome?

Those are mealybugs. They reproduce rapidly and they have a short, 4-6 week lifecycle.
Treatment is easy.
You could use a quart-sized hand held plastic spray bottle. Fill it with water and then add 2 drops of liquid dish soap. Spray the entire plant, up down, over and under. That first spray should take care of all of the big ones. A second spray ten days later should kill any eggs that hatch. A third spray ten days later finishes the treatment. Repeat as needed.
OR you could use a cotton swab dipped in 70% Isopropyl alcohol. Touch it to every bug, it kills on contact. Then spray the plant with plain water to rinse off the alcohol. Again, use as often as needed!

Thank you for the quick reply I will give your instructions a go.

Very good.
Remember you need to be persistent. They can breed so quickly that it seems like the population explodes overnight. Just keep after them and you will get them under control.