insect

I recently recieved two rooted cuttings of N. 'ventrata' and have noticed that one of them appears to have small white clusters on its leaves. I examined them under a 10x hand loop and they are wispy and dont appear to be insect eggs. Does this sound like mold and should I be concerned. Could...

Hello to everyones! I was so happy about my new project as I found that after more than one month someone is eating my Nepenthes! I have damages only on little and medium Nepenthes...they did not seem to have touch the big briggsiana....maybe it is not so tasty for them! ;) What it does...

I was just thinking that one of the most important traits of D. capensis is its ability to move once an insect is caught. What if a number of plants were tested for different speeds and the faster ones are crossed? Does the age of the leaf effect the speed? Since capensis flower so often, it...

One illustration which always me struck as a kid, searching through my father's old collection of scientific books, was a Rube Goldberg-style "mouse-trap" analogy of the very complex nature of a Utricularia trap, which appeared, complete with legend, in 1942's The Carnivorous Plants by Francis...

These things have been flying around our garden and some of my cp lately, they burrow holes in the ground and fly around everywhere, and they are big, about 1.5 inches long:0o: I was thinking it might be some type of spider wasp, any ideas? Also, how do I get rid of them? If there is a web...

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...

For the past few weeks I have noticed 1/8" holes adjacent to old prey in my Sarr pitcher walls. Today I spotted a small insect sticking its head out of one of these holes. It had a head and antennae somewhat like that of a wood louse, but the rest of the insect remained inside the pitcher. I...

i found this insect on the wall of my house. actually, i found 2. one was on my leg so i squished it and some sorta blood came out. it walks almost like a centipede. the side to side squiggly walk, it walks really fast. here's a picture i kinda drew(not exact) of how it looks like, it does have...

today i went outside to take a look at my sundew, and i found Aphid, Spider Mite, and possibly scale. i only saw like 3-4 of those insects, so i took precaution and DROWN the whole pot. it wasnt the only bug that was in there... :-( a bunch(i mean in the hundreds) of super small white stuff...

Has anyone used this product for Neps and mite control? I've had very good luck with Bayer Advance Dual Action Rose & Flower Insect Killer for aphids and such in the past, but it doesn't seem to cover mites. Thanks! Nathan

I have a Sarracenia x catesbaei, a Sarracenia "Dana's Delight", and a Purpurea ssp. Venosa. I live in Harrisburg, PA where at the moment we're in lowe to upper 70's and 50's at night. My Sarr's are outside currently in full sun from morning till almost sunset. I could move them so that they...

Hi, I am new to Drosera and was wanting to try my hand at growing one. I am looking to order a Drosera adelae (Lance leaf) from Andy's site http://www.flytrapshop.com/servlet/the-2/Drosera-adelae-sundew/Detail. And my question is, Is this type of Sundew the kind that curls up around it's pray...

http://www.dailyindia.com/show/212340.php/Enzymes-from-carnivorous-plants-could-help-in-development-of-new-antibacterial-products

What could be doing this to my plant? Some kind of insect or rodent?

Here is another, hopefully harder quiz, for if the first was too easy. Same rules apply! PLEASE PM ME THE ANSWERS TO PREVENT GIVING AWAY THE ANSWERS! 1. How many chromosomes does a normal Venus Fly Trap possess? 2. The name 'Dionaea' was given to the Venus Fly Trap by whom? 3. How fast can...

Came across this, thought i would share for those would be interested (and can read it) http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/93/11/1660 I dont know if the university connection is allowing me to see the full article or if it is always like that, so just in case here is the thing below.

no matter how hard i try, i cant get a good picture of the insect on my plant. i even got a dead one down on the floor and it comes out blurry... there's these insect that's all over the potting mix and i want to get rid of em.. here's the picture that i took so far >_>

I totaly got like 3 sweeet books for x-mas. My favorite, is Pheidole in the New World, A dominant, Hyperdeverse Ant Genus By E. O. Wilson! And The encyclopedia of Insects by Vincent H, Resh, Ring T. Carde! and The Bees of The World Second Edition by Charles D. Michener! I got 3 months of...

First, Hello.. I have been surfing the Terra forums, for about 6 months now. Im amazed at the library of information you guys have here! Great pics, Great people, Great neps!. Hopefully i can join the ranks of such prime growers! Well i finally made an account so here i go. So... Currently...

Following on the last series of shots of the moth. We have another insect flirting with disaster.