Pest identification help

Pest identification help#337314

By stanfel2 -  Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:28 pm
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- Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:28 pm #337314

I noticed these webs all over my Venus flytraps and my nepenthes. Plants seem to be growing great and can’t see anything bugs with naked eye. I live in Memphis TN temperatures have been in 90s and humidity has been above 60%. Thank you in advance for helping to identify my pests and if I should get rid of them and how.

Re: Pest identification help#337315

By stanfel2 -  Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:32 pm
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- Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:32 pm #337315

Here are photos of my plants

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Re: Pest identification help#337317

By Cross -  Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:38 pm
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- Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:38 pm #337317

I've got them, but they're from jumping spiders. They LOVE my plants.

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Re: Pest identification help#337319

By stanfel2 -  Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:39 pm
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- Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:39 pm #337319

Ok so no threat to my plants then right?

Re: Pest identification help#337342

By Fieldofscreams -  Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:05 am
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- Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:05 am #337342

My plants are always covered in webs.

Mistakes were made

Re: Pest identification help#337346

By Artchic528 -  Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:33 am
Location:  Charlotte, NC USA
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- Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:33 am #337346

I just always assumed they were just spiders who moved onto the plant to get some of the tasty insects the plants drew in.

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Re: Pest identification help#337348

By nimbulan -  Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:34 am
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- Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:34 am #337348

Yeah probably just spiders. They hang around because their food is attracted to the plants.

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Re: Pest identification help#337352

By Cross -  Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:46 am
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- Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:46 am #337352

Yeah, the spiders don't hurt them.

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Re: Pest identification help#337399

By thefic -  Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:18 pm
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- Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:18 pm #337399

Nothing to worry about. I have tons of spiders in my greenhouse near the carnivores and cactus. They seem to enjoy building their webs between cactus spikes and the flytraps.

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