Help on bugs on VFTs
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Godolphin Greenhouses
Plant
I'm not 100% sure, but it looks like aphids to me (edited fourth picture - hopefully you can click to expand)
. I have a brutalist approach, I had aphids on my Capensis and a couple VFT's, I segregated them, chopped them right back to the roots, washed all the substrate off them and repotted them. You can likely take care of them with some of @WillyCKH's systemic, though I'm not an expert on the use of that. If it were in the Spring, I'd offer some beneficial insects to try and help control the population, but I don't have any on hand right now.
. I have a brutalist approach, I had aphids on my Capensis and a couple VFT's, I segregated them, chopped them right back to the roots, washed all the substrate off them and repotted them. You can likely take care of them with some of @WillyCKH's systemic, though I'm not an expert on the use of that. If it were in the Spring, I'd offer some beneficial insects to try and help control the population, but I don't have any on hand right now.
At least wash them off till you get something.
partisangardener
Carnivore
Feeding the aphids to Drosera is most likely no final solution, but might keep them down until spring arrives. Then beneficial insects push in and are likely able to solve the problem. If you have few plants and can observe them very often.
The main danger with aphids is the probability that they might spread some viral or other disease if this is present in your stock.
When I watched this excellent video from Willy I was tense, if it will give birth to some baby while being eaten by the Drosera.
They give quite early birth to babies, because they are usually parthenogenetic and even a baby might already be pregnant.
Therefore it is quite difficult to get rid of them without chemicals in the winter.
The main danger with aphids is the probability that they might spread some viral or other disease if this is present in your stock.
When I watched this excellent video from Willy I was tense, if it will give birth to some baby while being eaten by the Drosera.
They give quite early birth to babies, because they are usually parthenogenetic and even a baby might already be pregnant.
Therefore it is quite difficult to get rid of them without chemicals in the winter.
It's not a solution at all! The feeding video is just for fun.Feeding the aphids to Drosera is most likely no final solution, but might keep them down until spring arrives. Then beneficial insects push in and are likely able to solve the problem. If you have few plants and can observe them very often.
The main danger with aphids is the probability that they might spread some viral or other disease if this is present in your stock.
When I watched this excellent video from Willy I was tense, if it will give birth to some baby while being eaten by the Drosera.
They give quite early birth to babies, because they are usually parthenogenetic and even a baby might already be pregnant.
Therefore it is quite difficult to get rid of them without chemicals in the winter.
Sadly there are bugs that carnivorous plants cannot handle well.