How effective are utricularia?

[CopcarFC]

One of my terrariums has become infested with tiny bugs, far to small for the neps to eat, a few end up as sundew food but they mostly go unchecked. If I were to put a Utricularia in there would it keep down the bugs population? Which one should I choose for Highland Nep. conditions? If that would not kill off the bugs would a pigmy sundew do it? I really don't want to use any kind of insecticide.

-Rail

 

[dodecatheon]

I don't think a utric would help much.

What kind of bugs are they? Pings seem to catch a lot of fungus gnats.

 

[Clint]

not all bugs harm things. springtails are your friend

 

[rattler]

Utrics could help some with fungus gnats. the traps would catch the larva. Pings are good at catching the adults. i dont really have a problem with fungus gnats since i started keeping CPs, Pings, sundews and Neps get most of them i guess.

 

[CopcarFC]

The bugs don't harm anything. They just crawl around and they seem to eat the green slime on the peat. I have just been noticing more and more of 'em. They are tiny grey bugs that are kinda shiny and they run for cover whenever I mist the terrarium but they don't care if I pick up a piece of peat with them on it. I guess I should leave them alone since they are not hurting anything, but I still want a blatterwort and butterwort. Which ones should I get for highland Nep conditions?

-Rail

 

[rattler]

most any should adapt to highland conditions i would think. if you can find alpina or asplundii you can actually treat them like a nep instead of a typical Utric. nephrophylla does well. most any of the easy to find terrestrials would be worth a try

 

[Darcie]

Quote[/b] (CopcarFC @ Oct. 17 2005,4:56)]The bugs don't harm anything.  They just crawl around and they seem to eat the green slime on the peat.  I have just been noticing more and more of 'em.  They are tiny grey bugs that are kinda shiny and they run for cover whenever I mist the terrarium but they don't care if I pick up a piece of peat with them on it.  I guess I should leave them alone since they are not hurting anything, but I still want a blatterwort and butterwort.  Which ones should I get for highland Nep conditions?

-Rail

Primufolia (sp?, been too long) is the ping I have in my highland tank. It does well.