Oh no....mold on my stems!?!

[KaijuEmily]

So I bought a Nepenthes ventricosa at a local home improvement store awhile back. I saw some grey-ish /black-ish spots on one stem and didn't really think anything of it. Well I've had it hanging indoors in a window, and when I looked this morning, it appeared that there were similar spots on a couple other stems!
And I cannot seem to post a pic!

 

[nimbulan]

To post a picture you need to first upload it to an image hosting site (imgur, Flickr, photobucket, etc.) and then use the img tag in the post editor.

 

[KaijuEmily]

So should I try to clean it off of the stems, or is it better to cut off infected pitchers? ( one small pitcher had the stuff on it when I got it)

 

[fredg]

You need to learn to post photos, otherwise we are working blind. It's difficult to advise on something whose identity you can't be sure of.

 

[nimbulan]

Yes we definitely need a picture to be able to give proper advice. Based on your description it could just as easily be nectar glands on the plant as mold.

 

[Benurmanii]

You can even post pictures to facebook and copy the image URL from there.

 

[curtisconners]

Nimbulan already covered this, but to post a photo. Go to a photo hosting website, like photobucket or Flickr you will have to make an account. Upload the image to the site, go to your library/gallery and copy and past the link marked IMG.

 

[Stranger]

Yes, pictures are needed as others have stated. In the meantime though, do the spots look like this?

Or more like this?

 

[KaijuEmily]

I would have to say, more like the top pic. Fortunately, i haven't seen any spots on the leaves of my plant.