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The new leaves are kinda funny-lookin'. The roots are NOT going down into the pot.. their going to the side.. o.o

I was looking at one of my outdoor neps today and noticed something strange on one of the tendrils but no where else on the plant. I suspect they may be some sort of insect eggs but I've just really never seen something like this before. Anyway I cut the tendril off to be safe but if someone can...

Here are a few shots from this morning of some of my outdoor highland Nepenthes (with an odd Australian neighbor tagging along for the ride) -- two of which looked like they were on their last legs as recently as 15 June. Some odd ailment struck both my Nepenthes jamban (picked up in the Spring...

Hey guys, I have had these little guys with me for over an year now. These were how they looked in the bag when they actually arrived. APRIL 24, 2008 THey took months to recover and start growing. Finally... as of June 11, 09, the first adult pitchers have appeared on two healthy little...

Well as we enter June I'm starting to ask myself more and more questions from the looks of my S. leucophylla and S. leucophylla 'Tarnok'. I know that abnormal growth is normal in the beginning of the growing season but now that we are entering June and the temps are constantly in the mid 70s...

I'd like to see some shots of how you guys grow your plants. I'm just getting into Dews and am interested to see all your various actual setups (diff for pygmies?), pots in tubs, lights so far from plants, how many lights, etc. If you can tell (or show) temp and humidity of your areas that would...

Hi everyone the smorning i woke up and i opened a window then about 20 minutes later i waterd my plants venus fly traps,sundews,apple tree... lol the apple seeds have not spouted yet and i notice this fly thing as i waterd them now it wasent as big as your average fly outside (my plants are...

Here is a quick shot of my highland Nepenthes truncata, which has been growing happily on my south-facing windowsill and controlling its share of pests -- a plant which my sister-in-law condemned a while back as being "truly obscene-looking," giving me the stink eye in the process, as if I had...

Yes, another one of those ambiguous pest questions. I have noticed these small insects infesting the soil of nearly all my nepenthes. They are too small to get a photo of (shocker!), but, they are silver and pill shaped (longer then they are thin), move fairly quickly, and never leave the...

Hi everyone i need some help, i have a question about neem oil. last week i was checking on my nepenthes i found some white pest or mites i don't kno what they are. they living happily under the dead leave of my N.rajah, i quickly trim off the dead leaves and submerg the pot+media in water for...

My beautiful pings have suddenly started having little black flecks on them, and they seem to be increasing in number quite rapidly. Any idea what they are and how to kill them?

Since I know a lot of people are going to be starting to divide their Sarracenia soon I want to post the plants I have available for trade. Since I don't have heat packs and I'm trading mostly tropicals I will have to arrange the trades and wait until there's decent weather between me and the...

I saw this thingy; jumping around in my pot; so i put the pot thing in a container; and flooded it. I read around somewhere; that VFT's can stay flooded for several monthes, so I thought this would be the best thing. I took some pictures; but it was hard, their white things, and now since i've...

I have these webs on my pings. I thought they were spider mites but I can't see any of the mites even under a magnifying glass. I have tried tapping leaves with white paper under them and still have not found what is making these webs. I have had mites in the past and they are easy for me to...

Decided to play around with my camera today. Here are the basals I'm currently waiting on rooting: This is really my first time trying to root Nepenthes from basals. I used to just let the basals grow... however they just seem to destroy my young plants and keep them in the same states. I...

Contrary to belief, nepenthes are quite hardy as im sure alot of you know. but a few people have recently asked me how i grow mine outside during the summer months here in the Northwestern US. As many people know, Western Washington is part of a temperate rainforest, and the temperatures in...

It's bizzare, I can't grow ventricosa well. Back before my hamata died they grew side by side. Hamata would pitcher while ventricosa would just throw out leaves. It's the only plant in my collection that does not pitcher. I guess that the beginner species just don't like me. I still have it...

Anyone have any good tips for repelling cutworms? While they aren't a widespread pest, they cause severe damage to the Sarracenia they choose to feed on. Instead of eating the leaves, my cutworms eat right through the growth point. Sometimes the plant will bounce back, but the smaller the plant...

This is my spec x mira. I've had it for 7 months. It arrived in real bad shape - the bag it was in was ripped open and the plant was very wilted, the roots completely dry. Anyway, a month later it was fine, and started to unfurl new leaves. It's done great until about a month ago. Then I...

I found the other threads about raising them here, but neither of them specifically address this issue. I found a great site about raising them: http://www.sialis.org/raisingmealworms.htm And it does mention these pests. I have had problems with these in rice and cereals before. Indian Meal...