Pest Problem

[Its_a_friday]

Hello, i have just registered although i have been reading posts for quite some time. Two weeks ago, i noticed my pepper plant had been infested/devastated by some sort of pest, there was also i spike in the gnat(little tiny flying specks, butterwort took care of them ) population on my windowsill, i sprayed with insecticides but from the looks of it, it did absolutely nothing and it might have spread to my miranda though i am uncertain if it was the same pest,

and to a much lesser extent, my ventrata (i think they like the more chewable leaves on the miranda).

How do i get rid of them, they are growing at an exponential rate. I cannot submerge the plants because i don't have a large enough container. I assume i have to use a pesticide but it has be be available from home depot or unpreferably lowes because it'll long to long and i can't.

 

[cmm889]

its late and I know you may be looking for an answer right now... I'm not experienced enough with pest control on neps but I've seen a TON of threads on it recently... try using the search option to find a thread that matches yours... the option is found on your topmost green bar on the page... good luck. if not someone later tonight or tomorrow will appropriately answer

 

[cmm889]

you might tell us what insecticide you've already used that you said had no effect

 

[Its_a_friday]

i use a rose bush and shrub insecticide for aphids on my pepper plant, can't remember the name, i dare not use it on my nepenthes, and i doubt it worked my pepper plant

EDIT: alright, i did a bit of searching and from what i could find, i assume the pests are thrips. What would be the best pesticide? Would sevin work? what other pesticides would work?

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

nope! not pests. they are nectar glands. the black is just a clogged gland...like a black head
Alex

 

[Nepfreak]

thanks for starting this thread its_a_friday. I have the same thing going on with my maxima. If it is a pest, it's probably thrip. But it's probably not a pest so....

 

[Its_a_friday]

nope! not pests. they are nectar glands. the black is just a clogged gland...like a black head
Alex

there are nectar glands on the leave ? Tell me more <_<

 

[Not a Number]

there are nectar glands on the leave ? Tell me more <_<

Not just the leaves but the petioles, stems, and sepals can all have nectar glands on them. These are so prominent that Nepenthes glandulifera gets it's name from these.

Hint: Touch the spots and see if they are sticky.

 

[Jayson16]

What happens if the glands have some kind of white, non-sticky stuff in it?

 

[Its_a_friday]

i checked over a dozen spots, not sticky at all

 

[Its_a_friday]

Well, it turns out it's thrips. They're destroying the leaves of my miranda and rafflesiana. Trying to exterminate by them spraying sevin on the leaves.

 

[xvart]

Well, it turns out it's thrips. They're destroying the leaves of my miranda and rafflesiana. Trying to exterminate by them spraying sevin on the leaves.

Grab a cotton ball and put the sevin on it and wipe the leaves. That way, you can be assured you covered the entire area.

xvart.

 

[Its_a_friday]

thanks Couple hours after i applied it little white things appeared on the stem. Hopefully they're dead or dying.