Quote[/b] (PlantAKiss @ May 22 2005,9:12)]Sorry Jim but I will put in my differing two-cents.
You have to remember out in the wild no one is regulating how many bugs the plants catch. No one is saying "Nope...you can't have a bug because you just had one last week." My VFTs (grown outside) usually have almost every trap full almost all the time. They catch what they do naturally at their own pace.
But you do need to bear in mind the traps will only feed 2-3 times before wearing out and dying off. If you are constantly shoving bugs into every open trap, they will also wear out faster. I prefer to let my plants catch their own bugs and thereby not worry about over or under feeding. They just do their thang.