pests

Lately I've noticed tons of small, white, fast moving bugs in my biggest terrarium. They basically just scurry around my plants all the time. They don't seem to be able to fly either. From what I can see so far they aren't doing any damage, but I thought I'd ask you guys about this before I...

Hello fellow CPers. My Nepenthes hamata suffered a week-long drought over the summer last year. This caused the leaves to grow smaller, yet as strong as the previous ones. It's growth of rate wasn't as impressive as when I had first received it, and the pitchers' size had obviously been greatly...

I want to kill any insects in the peat before I transplant my venus fly traps and bring them inside. I want to put them under lights. When I water in new peat, I'm getting all kinds of bugs. I would rather not have any pests.

Hello fellow Nepenthes enthusiasts I have a slight problem with the above named plant - each new leaf it has produced since acquiring it has resulted somewhat... deformed. The edges are pale and gnarled, almost reminiscent of thrips damage I've witnessed in the past. However, there are no...

there are tiny white pests on one of my nepenthes that look similar to fish ich. they wipe off easily. what are they? they do not form a webby nest of fuzz or anything.

Hi, I was just wondering if x Ventratas have upper pitchers. And also on a developing pitcher there is a small hole on the stem right before the pitcher. Is this natural? Is it dying? Pests? Please help so it dosent happen to my other ones!

Hi Last winter a number of my D. whittakeri started to look sickly. These plants eventually rotted and died.   I waited until my two remaining plants were completely dormant and repotted them in fresh compost. The 4 tubers I got out of the pots looked healthy. Now one of the 4 plants has just...

Well, by 'elsewhere i mean new Zealand, when virtually every other plant capable of living is invasive (exaggeration) http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conserv....and.asp "Carnivorous plants introduced from overseas have been found growing in the wild around Auckland, where they pose a threat to native...

propagating pings in gelo without eny added sugers, will it work? i have put a leaf of one of my winter leafing ping into gelitin and water mixture, i hypothisise the gelo will let light pass give it miosture protection from pests but will it protect it from fungi? this is very much like tissue...

I have allways prefured pinguiculas over orchids, orchids are delicate plants that require alot of atention(i admire orchid growers, i have never been able to grow any orchid at all)and are in flower for about a month or two of the year, correct me if im wrong. Pings are just as exquisite as...

Hey guys, I was just thinking why don't we list our recipes for killing aphids and other bugs that attack our plants here. I'll go first. 1part coffee-1 tablespoon(I've read the caffeine will kill aphids and other pests) 1part dishwashing handsoap-1 tablespoon like ajax or palmolive(I've read...

Warning.  This post contains gruesome images that may not be appropriate for young children.  I wonder if anyone can tell me what is attacking my Sarracenia, and what to do about it.  The plants are outdoors in a tropical climate (Honolulu), so there are lots of potential villains, including...

Hey All, It seems that I am constantly battling mealy bug infestation with my Sarracenias, but not with my Nepenthes. Both genuses of plants feed primarily on ants. Ants are known "farmers" of mealybug and scale because they are attracted to the honeydew produced by these pests, and they move...

Native to Africa, Madagascar, and South America, these carnivores are related to Pinguicula and Utricularia, but their traps are like no other. Genlisea grow as an amphibious species, and sometimes terrestrials, in wet, peaty, sand. They are found in tropical regions. Genlisea produce leafy...

The Marsh Pitcher Plants (Heliamphora sp.) By Alex Dietrick From the sandstone plateaus in Venezuela and Guyana, come a fascinating genus of carnivorous plants. South America’s only pitcher plant, Heliamphora is very primitive, but elegant in design. The trap seems to consist of...

My S. purpurea was doing fine outside until I came out to check on it one day, and found this. It seemed to be doing great, and now all of the leaves are all crispy. I took the above picture about 3 days ago. This is what it looks like now. Mold is starting to grow on the growing point. I'm...

Hi I got my N. ramispina x sanguinea last year from BE. It was a fantasic grower last summer with one good pitcher after another. In the winter it slowed down and produced two slightly smaller pitchers with deformed lids. But since spring and summer the last three pitchers are totally...

Is there a website that gives a description and picture of all/most known cp pests? And the solution. That would be quite useful.

Hello everybody For a while now we have been hearing some grumbling in regards to trades and giveways where people are not honoring agreements. This problem seems to spread across the board in ages so this isn't directed at any one person. This is for everyone who uses the Trade Forum. PLEASE...

Now that summer is getting close, the bug and slug problem will be booming soon. What home cures and remedies do you use? For slugs, I make that old fashioned corn meal and pennies mixed with water. (hint, make the water solution green-blue first by adding a little salt to the water before...