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I've just noticed a small, what appears to be, aphid problem amongst two of my sundews. (Realised this is due to the nearby chillies, fortunately with them they are a lot hardier and easier to rid of the problem!)
What's the quickest way to resolve this problem before it spreads to the rest of my plants (downside of having a mini terrarium?)
I'm after a solution that won't end up killing off my plants or any others around them.
If anyone happens to know any names of solutions in German as well that would also be helpful (being English in Germany is hard enough without trying to decipher things in garden centres etc as well)
I look forward to any help provided!
Cheers




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Well it looks to me like you have a pinguicula in there and they don't really like any kind of insecticide so you may have to take the plants with aphids out to treat. Neem oil works well. Or you could submerge the plant in water for a day or so. On a side note it looks like you need more light for these plants. They should have more red color in them.

KategoricalKarnivore wrote:Well it looks to me like you have a pinguicula in there and they don't really like any kind of insecticide so you may have to take the plants with aphids out to treat. Neem oil works well. Or you could submerge the plant in water for a day or so. On a side note it looks like you need more light for these plants. They should have more red color in them.

I do indeed. I figured that might end up being the case!
I shall try one of the above methods and let you know how it goes!
They're gradually turning more red now that I have them! The garden centre I got them from didn't have them in a very bright area so they were extremely green when I got them!


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KategoricalKarnivore wrote:Well it looks to me like you have a pinguicula in there and they don't really like any kind of insecticide so you may have to take the plants with aphids out to treat. Neem oil works well. Or you could submerge the plant in water for a day or so. On a side note it looks like you need more light for these plants. They should have more red color in them.

reflective material now around the terrarium along with LED strip lighting


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