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Post by mackthompson on Nov 3, 2015 9:31:54 GMT -5
So one of my drosera spatulata had died off for reasons unknown but had began to grow back from the root. The next thing I know the leaves are just laying there in the moss and I noticed a small greyish worm like bug. I think it must of been some kind if larvae. This is a picture of what I think is his leftover skin. (Warning graphic images of dismembered sundew, viewer discretion advised)
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Post by vraev on Nov 3, 2015 13:21:55 GMT -5
Can u get a better pic? can't see anything... blurry
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Post by danyoh on Nov 3, 2015 14:22:59 GMT -5
How big is it? Maybe a caterpillar or slug?
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Post by lloyd on Nov 3, 2015 14:35:17 GMT -5
Might be a Mothra caterpillar.
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Post by mackthompson on Nov 3, 2015 17:04:22 GMT -5
Not very big I'll try to get a better picture.
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Post by mackthompson on Dec 3, 2015 13:40:48 GMT -5
So I have had these bugs flying around my terrarium and didn't think much of it because the sundews were eating them but I just realized they're fungus gnats. I've been doing some reading about nematodes. Are they safe for sundews and vft's?
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Post by lloyd on Dec 3, 2015 17:25:22 GMT -5
I think they just eat dead bits.
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Post by mackthompson on Dec 3, 2015 17:39:48 GMT -5
But the larvae will eat the roots won't they?
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Post by lloyd on Dec 3, 2015 20:19:39 GMT -5
AFAIK, they don't attack healthy, mature plants.
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Post by mackthompson on Dec 3, 2015 23:17:08 GMT -5
What about seedlings?
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Post by partisangardener on Dec 5, 2015 15:03:59 GMT -5
Seedlings might be in danger. Some growers here in Germany had problems due to this gnats also in dwarf droseras. Since I have in most pots some kind of Utricularia fungus gnats seem to be less. But I have other plants too. These special nematodes live on larvae not plants. But I don’t know if they like acidy soil to live in.
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Post by mackthompson on Dec 5, 2015 17:35:28 GMT -5
They seem to be decreasing in numbers. I think the sundews and sarrs are taking care of them.
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