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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 3, 2017 13:20:37 GMT -5
I have seen these dew-like droplets on flower stalks of Utricularias in photos, but never thought I would see it in person! Check out my Utricularia lateriflora, it has trapped a few aphids! Stop eating my plants, damn aphids... Hope you like this! Willy
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Post by Apoplast on Feb 3, 2017 22:17:54 GMT -5
Hi Willy - Very cool! Well, accept for the aphids. Sorry you are contending with those.
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 3, 2017 22:27:09 GMT -5
Hi Willy - Very cool! Well, accept for the aphids. Sorry you are contending with those. It always been a battle between aphids and myself. Neem oil is quite effective but to mix the recipe it needs soapy water which harms the CPs so I cannot use it very often. Willy
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Post by lloyd on Feb 3, 2017 22:33:25 GMT -5
You could apply little globs of melted neem in strategic spots. It might help keep the reproductive rate down.
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Post by nimbulan on Feb 3, 2017 23:24:33 GMT -5
Is this some sort of mucilaginous compound akin to sundews or is it sap leaking out because of the aphids chewing on the plant? I've never seen this before but it's quite interesting.
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 3, 2017 23:33:01 GMT -5
Is this some sort of mucilaginous compound akin to sundews or is it sap leaking out because of the aphids chewing on the plant? I've never seen this before but it's quite interesting. Some Utrics have it, some don't. I don't think it's a sap, it's more like a sticky dew drop produced just to trap and slow down the things climbing to the flowers. If you take a look at the photo of U. subulata, it has it: www.carnivorousplants.org/howto/GrowingGuides/Utricularia.phpUnfortunately I have never seen it on my subulata, perhaps a different clone? Willy
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Post by Apoplast on Feb 4, 2017 13:35:42 GMT -5
Hi Willy - I don't want to take away from a thread about a very cool plant and really nice photos, but I've found that some the new neonicotinoids like Dinotefuran are both well tolerated by all CP, and effective on essentially all phloem feeders. I know neonicotinoids are a controversial topic, but if you are using them on plants that stay indoors, they are not threat to bees and other pollinators. Anyhow, products like Dinotefuran, properly used, would make your aphid issues an unhappy memory. Just don't add it to plants you want to eat someday.
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 4, 2017 16:36:57 GMT -5
Thanks, Alex
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Post by lloyd on Feb 4, 2017 17:16:28 GMT -5
I still don't like the synthetic insectides. Maybe just an emotional reaction. Always pro's and con's depending on the circumstances.
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Post by Apoplast on Feb 4, 2017 18:35:35 GMT -5
Hi Lloyd - Yup, as I mentioned I fully recognize neonics are controversial. Part of the reason I mentioned Dinotefuran is that knowing Willy keeps his plants under his bed, if the plants are taken elsewhere and it is applied as a soil drench, the exposure is exceedingly low with a chemical that, thus far, has shown wildly low toxicity in mammals. You are correct though, no one can guarantee it is 100% safe. All precautions should be taken. After all, carcinogens have a nasty way of only revealing their dangers over time.
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Post by lloyd on Feb 4, 2017 22:23:14 GMT -5
landerwyoming.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Safari-Msds.pdfSeems pretty low toxicity to mammals. Not so good with birds, aquatic creatures and of course bad for the bees. Use only inside where you can guarantee it won't escape. Don't throw waste water down the drains or outside. Use proper disposal methods (whatever they may be).
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 4, 2017 23:39:52 GMT -5
Thank you Alex and Lloyd! It's much appreciated!!
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Post by nimbulan on Feb 5, 2017 11:28:44 GMT -5
It's funny, someone on another forum just posted a picture of this dew drop on his U. subulata today, along with pictures of him touching it and stretching it wayyyyy out like sundew muscilage does. It's quite intriguing!
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