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big bang · 08-30-2007, 04:32 PM

i've grown carnivorous plants. the trick is to water them with DISTILLED WATER ONLY. tap water will kill them. also keep them humid... they're only native to humid bogs in the south.

Dr.NO · 11-02-2007, 12:11 AM

I just got a Venus flytrap from Walmart recently.

A ladybug in one of the traps before it closes.

After closing.

Ganico · 11-02-2007, 02:19 AM

If you buy flytraps, especially out of grocery stores and chain stores, make sure they are not wild plants, but propagated indoors.

A lot of them are harvested natively in swampy areas, and as a result are almost extinct in the wild

marx2k · 11-02-2007, 06:09 AM

MmmMmmM evolution.. I love it.

CannaDestroyer · 08-22-2008, 02:19 PM

i use a sundew in with clones and they work great for those little fungas gnats or fruit flies not sure what they are (they look just like a ultra small fly and lay eggs that hatch and eat your roots) anyway since i put that baby in there no more gnats anywhere. not to sure about the venus but it does eat the house flys and a spider or two. so i guess the sundew for small bugs and the venus for the bigger ones

DIGITALHIPPY · 08-22-2008, 11:53 PM

intresting.

obZen · 08-25-2008, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CannaDestroyer

so i guess the sundew for small bugs and the venus for the bigger ones

good info. thanks.

Chaghatai · 08-25-2008, 09:31 PM

I don't think even a large fleet of carnivorous plants will help much with any real insect infestation. Better to poison them, use predator-species, or remove their food supply (sadly often not possible as they are eating the plants). But botanical carnivores are real cool to own regardless!

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08-30-2007, 04:32 PM	#11
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08-22-2008, 02:19 PM	#15
CannaDestroyer Does anybody wanna buy my shirt? Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 199	these really work i use a sundew in with clones and they work great for those little fungas gnats or fruit flies not sure what they are (they look just like a ultra small fly and lay eggs that hatch and eat your roots) anyway since i put that baby in there no more gnats anywhere. not to sure about the venus but it does eat the house flys and a spider or two. so i guess the sundew for small bugs and the venus for the bigger ones __________________ "Only a true fool knows everything, A wise man only knows how little he knows." Hello, my name is Tom and I too am a Haze addict. It's a sick addiction that I have kept in the dark for years, for when I am in possession of a good sample, all other smoke is shamefully neglected. - Tom Hill I have had Original Haze that was almost like acid, unexperienced smokers would white-out or pass-out, or throw up after a toke or two... Oh, and it was Euphoric to say the least. I would feel like I was floating in a cloud, or held in the hands of a comfortable giant, I had no need for anything, I was totally blissed. - Sam the Skunkman For me striving to improve things is obtaining a better understanding of the natural process and how can I possibly support that better. - Journeyman
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08-25-2008, 09:31 PM	#18
Chaghatai Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 121	I don't think even a large fleet of carnivorous plants will help much with any real insect infestation. Better to poison them, use predator-species, or remove their food supply (sadly often not possible as they are eating the plants). But botanical carnivores are real cool to own regardless! __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson
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11-02-2007, 12:11 AM	#12
Dr.NO Good evening Mr. Bond. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Crab Key Posts: 423	I just got a Venus flytrap from Walmart recently. A ladybug in one of the traps before it closes. After closing.
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11-02-2007, 02:19 AM	#13
Ganico Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,263	If you buy flytraps, especially out of grocery stores and chain stores, make sure they are not wild plants, but propagated indoors. A lot of them are harvested natively in swampy areas, and as a result are almost extinct in the wild
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