Post by Syble on Jul 24, 2010 9:29:09 GMT -5
I get these little buggers off and on our windows are always open so its only a mater of time. I see the damage more often then i see the bugs them selves, but i know their there and if i look long enough i find them. I know from visiting people that they are 9 times out of 10 that they are responsible for the odd problems that you cant quite figure out, just need to know where to look, so here are a few pics.
the bug:
Keep in mind that they are not always yellow, sometimes black, sometimes brown.
the damage:
on a N. sanguinea
notice on the lower half of the plant the yellowing and discoloured spotting, curled leaf margins, and uneven leaf texture. That plant was treated and all the green growth is since treatment. The waxier the nep leaf the less susceptible they seam to be for example, my n.albomarginata has never had damage where as my amps are the hardest hit.
On a VFT
again notice the yellowing, leaf margins are rolled under, leaf texture is uneven. They attack the traps first, inside killing the triggers and you will see browning on the tips of the traps too, then they work downwards into the leaf.
On a sundew:
notice the red and lack of dew. I find damge typically starts off with the plants loosing dew then turning red, and again, the shape becomes distorted in different ways depending on species. this one is cupping backwards.
In all the pictures if you look hard enough you can see the little buggers attacking the plants. They are hard to get rid of and just a reoccurring annoyance for me. normally plants don't get very bad, just a matter of monitoring and treating when you find evidence. always pay extra attention to the growth point when treating they love that tender new growth! I use End all becuase i havent found anything more effective that dosent hurt the plants. end all will sting your dews pretty bad. With dews i tend to decapitate the plant at soil level then spray.
Hope this helps someone to id their pests.
Thanks
sib
the bug:
Keep in mind that they are not always yellow, sometimes black, sometimes brown.
the damage:
on a N. sanguinea
notice on the lower half of the plant the yellowing and discoloured spotting, curled leaf margins, and uneven leaf texture. That plant was treated and all the green growth is since treatment. The waxier the nep leaf the less susceptible they seam to be for example, my n.albomarginata has never had damage where as my amps are the hardest hit.
On a VFT
again notice the yellowing, leaf margins are rolled under, leaf texture is uneven. They attack the traps first, inside killing the triggers and you will see browning on the tips of the traps too, then they work downwards into the leaf.
On a sundew:
notice the red and lack of dew. I find damge typically starts off with the plants loosing dew then turning red, and again, the shape becomes distorted in different ways depending on species. this one is cupping backwards.
In all the pictures if you look hard enough you can see the little buggers attacking the plants. They are hard to get rid of and just a reoccurring annoyance for me. normally plants don't get very bad, just a matter of monitoring and treating when you find evidence. always pay extra attention to the growth point when treating they love that tender new growth! I use End all becuase i havent found anything more effective that dosent hurt the plants. end all will sting your dews pretty bad. With dews i tend to decapitate the plant at soil level then spray.
Hope this helps someone to id their pests.
Thanks
sib