insect

Over the last week or so, something has been chewing holes into my Sarracenia and I'm not sure what it is or what to use to control it. Today I woke up to find a hole in each of my Sarracenia Leucophylla's pitchers and one in its newly emerging pitcher. Strangely, this was the only plant of four...

I found a kids project book the size of a cd disk at a rummage sale. The last project in the book is growing carnivorous plants. Here is what the book says word for word. Insect-eating plants are fascinating to watch--- and you won't need a flyswatter in the house! Ask for these plants are a...

Well, somehow in the last couple of weeks, an old nemesis that i rid myself of a couple of years ago has resurfaced.. Spider mites, and in my beloved tank here at my house (thankfully not the major chunk of plants back at my parents) but either way, there are some rather rare and irreplaceable...

I was out cleaning freshly fertilized lawn clippings off my plants ( :censor: ) when I noticed a bunch of these little guys all over at least one pot. Any idea what they are? Are they bad for CPs?

The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Biology and Cultivation by Wilhelm Barthlott, Stefan Porembski, Rüdiger Seine, and Inge Theisen is a translation of their popular 2004 book, Karnivoren: Biologie und Kultur Fleischfressender Pflanzen, a title which has...

Hi all.. It's been a long time since I have visited, so hello to all my old friends :-) I have a quick question which I hope maybe someone here can help me with. I need to mix a batch of Orthene systemic insect control. My bottle is liquid form, concentrate. The mixing instructions are missing...

Hey, Whoops, I pressed enter by accident before I typed anything! :s Anyway, I have some small whitish bugs in some Drosera capensis pots, I would guess they are Springtails, as they do, if disturbed, jump. I can't really take a photo as they are so small, but is this what they truly are? They...

I've grown to love Mexican and other tropical Pinguicula. Here is another fascinating species: Pinguicula cyclosecta. When I first began to grow this species I used 100% granulated sphagnum peat moss. It could work well, but always quickly deteriorated in my conditions --> The white spots...

I'm getting some bayer advanced rose and flower insect killer to use on my neps to kill some thrips that have been harrasing me for a while now and was wondering if anyone else used this on neps before. I know one person who has and he said it worked and didn't cause any damage to the plants...

Hi all. Okay, the particular tank this ping was in is set up in my family room. It has been established for close to a year now with pings, sundews, orchids and during the winter a small nep (or 2). Last night I noticed one of my pings had been attacked by something. It was the only plant...

This has been the year from heck for my outside plants. The weird weather systems combined with my not being able to stay on top of things as much as usual due to surgery has allowed some rampant insect issues. Web worms on the ornamentals Grasshoppers and slugs in the bogs And in the veggie...

Hi all. I've got seven S. purp flower heads with ripening seed pods in them. I noticed today that two of the pods have small holes in them, possibly insect damage. All of the pods are still green. The way i see it I have 3 options and am asking opinions on the best way to go. harvest them...

D. rotundifolia D. capillaris 'Long Arm' D. tokaiensis D. binata var dichotoma U. blanchetii U. livida N. 'Marbled Dragon' eats a bumble bee.. Looks like my N. hamata is going to pull through!! Stick Insect NAUGHTY!! Cozy on the cold cooler and comfy chair...

I hate introductions, haha. I feel obligated to write them, but I never know what to say. Might say I'm an artist, I draw way too much, paint, sculpt, etc. (I drew my avatar, just sayin') I have a lot to improve on, but doesn't everyone? Planning on starting a web-comic soon, but that's neither...

Hello everyone. Before you start reading, I just want to clear up some stuff- 1. Yes, I am turning 12 years old. 2. Yes, I have only been growing plants since January. 3. No, I am not an insane Nepenthes murderer for trying this experiment when I'm a novice grower. I am trying to do an...

Well I've been reading about this and finally decided to try it. This involves using Calcium Bentonite powder (from brickyards) or Sodium Bentonite (all natural kitty litter) mixed with water and sphagnum peat moss to make a thick mud spackle that goes on the tank wall and is kept wet. Plant's...

I was flipping through a German book -- Karnivoren, (http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114346&highlight=karnivoren) -- the other night (in a very successful effort to get drowsy), which had a table listing the various chemical components necessary for carnivorous plants to...

http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/so-id/entomology/Benefical_Insects.htm Some of the photos were replaced if not the best quality. Indiscriminately dousing plants with harsh insecticides whenever a bug is seen near your plants will also kill many of the these bugs. Neem is good to use. The bug...

Made a video today of some VFT's having a meal. I was going to remove the sound and add music but I noticed on VFT#3 especially & #5 makes a sound when the trap closed. I thought it was interesting to hear. The last VFT#5 is a 5 minute sequence cut down to 2 second clips every 20 seconds...

it is about the size of this period "." and there are about 8 of them on the base of its only developing pitcher. they are all black with a circular body and they have a segmented head with very tiny antenea it seems. what can i do, and what are they?