pests

My N. Madagascariensis refused to succesfully pitcher since i bought it. after i moved the pot out today to check on the plant i noticed dozens of tiny insects scuttling all over the soil...i immediately assumed they were mites or something of the sort because of their appearence. however they...

I am growing some pepper plants for my dad and I looked today and noticed that the underside of the bottom most leaves were covered in white fuzz. I removed them and have been trying to ID what it is. Can anyone help me ID it. I figured it was something sucking the cells so I sprayed it with...

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...

Squirlls! They keep digging in my minibog! I come home and my VFT has been torn up. If anyone else has this problem, I'd like to see how you solved it. Right now I've just been yelling and chasing squirls whever I see one, with hope it will teach them whos boss. Mabye I could install a sensor...

I have a very sick Hamata! I think it has got some kind of fungas or something? It's been growing in a tank with plenty of air circulation, but lately I have been having a hard time keeping the humidity high. It's been 20 to 30 percent. I have a fogger in the tank, but it does not keep the...

hello. i got this guy in may. its recovered from shipping and has 2 beautiful pitcher on it... however...this problem remains. i see no sign of pests. is it light damage? newest leaf! Alex

A few minutes ago I found a mealy bug in one of my purps. This must be one of the pests that freaks me the most (not the bug itself, just for having it on my plants). Now what? The only "safe" pesticide I found was Provado in spray, if would prefer to find the soil drench but didn't have luck on...

I know a lot of you guys are into bugs as well as bug-eating plants (ironically! ;)) sooooo.... My poor little container garden is starting to get a nasty aphid infestation :P so I'm considering ordering a package of ladybugs to help control them. I heard somewhere that a little dish soap in...

My first pest :( Sorry for the bad pic (bad camera).. you can see the pest the best on the pitcher to the left. I have some ortho, but I read that it's not for all kinds of pests. Is this a pest it will control or do I need to get something else? Thanks for the help

I have this pest on my truncata. it has been there for almost a year. I have treated it with Ortho systemic pesticide 4 times and I can't tell if they are dead or not. can someone identify it and tell me if they are dead? I don't want them to spread to my other neps. they don't seem to be on the...

What insecticides and fungicides (and other chemicals) are OK to use on VFTs? I don't think there are any pests on my VFT right now, but I have some other non-CPs around the VFT that have some pests? Thanks

It might seem like a pointless topic, but, something worried me about my VFT's. They are only a few inches away from the fluorescent tube and two weeks ago or so the plant made a leaf that shot about 1 inch from the light (a pest infection made it so weak it couldn't support itself anymore...

Hello all, My N. ventricosa has been consistently producing 6+ inch long leaves for the past few months. They have been narrow, flat, and grow straight out and hang down over the sides of the pot. A few weeks ago, it started producing these short (3"), very curled leaves, some with tips that...

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It's growing fast, but mutated. Could it be like.. a UV OD or something? My lights say to use a glass sheild but I dont. All the other plants look fantastic and everything is growing great but this pooper is growing all weird. I looked, but can find no pests.

I was looking in the garden section of a local OSH and saw this stuff called Gel2root made by SupaPlants in the UK. It's a nutrient gel that you put your leaf cuttings into. Unfortunately both the Gel2root and SupaPlant websites are under construction or unavailable but here is one site selling...

I recently potted my 2 typical VFT's and moved them outside. There are about 4 trees in my backyard that host birds in the late afternnon. I have also seldom noticed a ground squirrel in my yard. I am afraid that these animals and others might attack my VFT's. I have read someone's post that...

I have a large planter of S. alata that have been sending up twisted and deformed leaves in the last month. What kind of pests or disease can cause this?

I know what an aphid looks like, but not everybody does. Someone posted a few pictures, somewhere, but I can't remember who or where. Also, I wouldn't recognize spider mites or scale or fungus gnats if I saw one, although I found these picture: So if you all have decent CP pest pcitures...

Hi!!! my girl read on a forum that they use to treat pests with diluited 3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE on orchids. Is anybody here who had similar experience on CP? Ciao Andrea