bugs

Hi, I just got a D. Capensis last months. It's my first-ever carnivorous plant. I bought it because it looks cool, nobody knows what they are (present company excluded) and it's a fantastic way to torture the hateful bugs my leopard gecko, Doc Connors, feeds upon. I have a deep abiding love of...

Petunia exserta would seem to have a lot going for it: 1) It's nearly extinct in the wild. 2) It has red flowers--the only naturally occurring ones in its genus. 3) It's hummingbird pollinated--also the only one in it's genus. 4) Bugs stick to the leaves--it's not carnivorous, but at least...

Hi all, I've got some plants that I grow outside and I have been noticing that my D. Binata's are catching ridiculous amount of bugs, it's almost as if the plants are attracting the bugs. There are two types of bugs that I have noticed. A small sized fly and another type of flying insect. I've...

Hey I have some little N. attenboroughii seedlings that I just noticed have some small white bugs running around in there. I was thinking maybe aphids or something any help is appreciated.

Hey folks! I just got some really gorgeous Tillandsia butzii and caput-medusae with an armored scale thrown in at no extra charge! I'm no entomologist, but from a quick look on the internet and in Garden Insects of North America they seem to be Diapsis echinocactus, or Cactus scale. I have...

I propagate a lot of Passifloras. Here's the deal. For a trade, I have the following: P. lindeniana, P. sanguinolenta, P. 'Preciosa' (P. macrocarpa x P. alata), P. foetida (from Oaxaca). I'm interested in trading for Nepenthes plants, cuttings (rooted/unrooted), seedlings, seeds. P...

Hi everyone, I've won quite a few giveaways here on TF and I'm finally able to give something back to the community. I'm giving away a division of my S. x readii. You just need to guess my favorite Czech beer and paypal me (via gift) $7 for shipping (CONUS.) I purchased this as my first...

I have another Sarracenia with this little tiny white/clear bug. They seem to be able to go up and down the pitchers no problem. Should I be concerned? I know this is a bad picture but it's the best I can do.

What are your favorite bugs, pellets or etc. you use to feed your plants. Also what are the effects that it has on your plants?

I also found this bugs in other pots as well. help? thanks

Hey guys if you have not noticed, i was gone for like forever. As you may know i post/comment almost everyday except the last 2 months since i was so busy wrapping up my South-east Asian tour. To kick things off, here are some photos of my visit to Vietnam. Fields and the mountains, baby...

I have them outside in a water tray system except my Nepenthes sits below them on a rack that's close to the ground. So all my plants catches flying insects except the Nepenthes, it catches both. Sometimes I feel like I am missing out on catching other insects than flying for the majority of...

Well I've had this plants for 30 days now. At first it was growing super slowly but I guess they were acclimating to the new environment. In the last few days, the growth has been phenomenal. Just wanted to share my excitement. Cephalotus Follicularis ( I love how new growths starts out as...

**I will preface this by saying I am not an expert, I have only been growing CPs for 5 years (but only really got into them in the last year) and there are many people here with vastly more experience. This is a summary of my experience and what I've learned about these horrid creatures. If you...

Will Neem Oil eradicate pill bugs?

So I picked up a x Wrigleyana a couple weeks ago and the new leaf it put out has 2 lines of brown flecks that run in the direction of the main leaf stem. On the other side of the leaf, there are bumps where the flecks are. I poked around at them with my tweezers and I was able to kinda scrape...

I've been watching these tiny bugs for over a month now, they're all over both of my big plant pot setups. They're so tiny that you have to blow on the soil to see them move. I put some small pieces of mosquito dunk's in the water trays about 6 days ago, no change yet. They're not gnats or...

I've had a lot of boxelder bugs on my sarracenia the past couple weeks. I see some of them eating the nectar at the mouths of the pitchers but others are poking their proboscises around other places on the plants. I thought it was rather odd since I understand they mostly chew on maple trees...

Just found 2 unknown bugs in my nepenthes pot, infestation doesn't seem high for either, but I don't know what they are, so I am very concerned. 1st. Very very small, about the size of these periods, maybe even smaller. Dark colored, either black or dark brown it is hard to say. They like the...

I have a runty little royal red VFT that I'm...well not worried, exactly...but concerned about. It doesn't get much to eat, as the traps are small, and the bugs seems to prefer the greener, brighter plants surrounding it. As such, it's growth is almost at a standstill. So, I figured that the...