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trashcan
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Petflytrap sells one.
http://exoticgardens.zoovy.com/category/!pftcpbutterworts
Or, you might also have luck trading for one in the trading forums.
Pat
http://exoticgardens.zoovy.com/category/!pftcpbutterworts
Or, you might also have luck trading for one in the trading forums.
Pat
nepenthes gracilis
Nepenthes Specialist
Drosera and Pinguicula only work for a small infestation and will keep them under control if the population is small and steady.
However go with Khai, I speak from expierence and I am sure he does as well. Gnatrol is awesome stuff, it is SPECIFICALLY forumulated to zap the larvae which disrupts the gestation cycle of the gnats. It will not harm the adults unless them come into direct contact with it but once they breed and die, thier eggs will not live in the treated soils so eventually after 2 life cycles you should be rid of them.
However go with Khai, I speak from expierence and I am sure he does as well. Gnatrol is awesome stuff, it is SPECIFICALLY forumulated to zap the larvae which disrupts the gestation cycle of the gnats. It will not harm the adults unless them come into direct contact with it but once they breed and die, thier eggs will not live in the treated soils so eventually after 2 life cycles you should be rid of them.
Darcie,
I would hope a lot of them would, it just depends on the size of the larvae at the time. I would definately think any of the larger trapped species of utrics would do it.
I've gone on and on, and beaten myself half to death trying to get rid of them. Last year I just said screw the tray system and let things get drier than suggested. Luckily, I haven't seen one since. Though now i'm using trays again so we'll see what happens.
You just want to make sure that when using utrics as groundcover (aka a defense against the pests others can't get to), don't use anything super invasive or any utric that will choke your plant out.
I've also been experimenting with a top coat of coir. It seems to hold moisture, but doesn't ever really get waterlogged so I would hope this would leave the surface of the substrate a bit dried, which would help get rid of algae, which would help get rid of the larvae.
I just wish I could find something completely inorganic that was comparitive to peat.
I would hope a lot of them would, it just depends on the size of the larvae at the time. I would definately think any of the larger trapped species of utrics would do it.
I've gone on and on, and beaten myself half to death trying to get rid of them. Last year I just said screw the tray system and let things get drier than suggested. Luckily, I haven't seen one since. Though now i'm using trays again so we'll see what happens.
You just want to make sure that when using utrics as groundcover (aka a defense against the pests others can't get to), don't use anything super invasive or any utric that will choke your plant out.
I've also been experimenting with a top coat of coir. It seems to hold moisture, but doesn't ever really get waterlogged so I would hope this would leave the surface of the substrate a bit dried, which would help get rid of algae, which would help get rid of the larvae.
I just wish I could find something completely inorganic that was comparitive to peat.
nepenthes gracilis
Nepenthes Specialist
The only mix I've found larvae do NOT infest are freshly washed live sphagnum moss, and coconut chips. Another good alternative to peat is coir itself and/or minced coconut chips. Just pop the chips, dry prefered in a blender, set to high speed let blend for 30 seconds to a minute and bingo, nice fine minced media.
NepG,
I've been experimenting with the usage of coir lately. It's a very good open based media, you just have to really watch the watering depending on what's in the pot. It really seems like great stuff for neps, and i'd think utrics would love it since it stays pretty open so far for me, you'd just have to keep them flooded.
VFT's seem to grow well in it, some divisions took in a mix of coir
erlite as well as cuttings so it can't be that bad. Though still for the vft's a little peat thrown in makes up for the amount of water that you can almost pour right through.
Nothing beats inorganic media for mexican pings though.
I've been experimenting with the usage of coir lately. It's a very good open based media, you just have to really watch the watering depending on what's in the pot. It really seems like great stuff for neps, and i'd think utrics would love it since it stays pretty open so far for me, you'd just have to keep them flooded.
VFT's seem to grow well in it, some divisions took in a mix of coir
erlite as well as cuttings so it can't be that bad. Though still for the vft's a little peat thrown in makes up for the amount of water that you can almost pour right through.Nothing beats inorganic media for mexican pings though.
