My Cat Put Holes in the Window Screen...

[SubRosa]

But it's not a problem...

 

[bluemax]

'Seems like for all of the talk about carnivorous plants being used for insect control some of the pings are among the few that actually make a difference. For P. gigantea, I wonder if the bugs that get stuck on those yellow sticky strips are also attracted to its leaves. Maybe not as easy as hanging up one of those strips but a lot more satisfying.

 

[SubRosa]

'Seems like for all of the talk about carnivorous plants being used for insect control some of the pings are among the few that actually make a difference. For P. gigantea, I wonder if the bugs that get stuck on those yellow sticky strips are also attracted to its leaves. Maybe not as easy as hanging up one of those strips but a lot more satisfying.

I think my assorted thread leaf sundews give Pinguicula a run for the money on who catches more bugs, but they're not a windowsill houseplant like the Pings are.

 

[bluemax]

I have a friend who tells me the that the D. binata 'Giant', or "Giant Staghorn" rid his house of a fruit fly infestation.

 

[SubRosa]

I have a friend who tells me the that the D. binata 'Giant', or "Giant Staghorn" rid his house of a fruit fly infestation.

Now that I have a greenhouse I'll have to give Drosophyllum a try. They have a reputation for catching a lot.

 

[bluemax]

Now that I have a greenhouse I'll have to give Drosophyllum a try. They have a reputation for catching a lot.

That they do. They seem to be especially deadly to small moths and houseflies. I need to get some seeds going so I can have some of those beautiful yellow flowers later on.

 

[FrankenSnyder]

Looks like Hawken’s Diplacus pictus might be catching tiny critters too.

The rest of the mess

 

[hcarlton]

It does but like most plants it's not enough to impact the population. And they just mold up on the leaf surface when it's humid.