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The attached pictures show newly emerging leaves with black spots, decay, and deformity.The spots appear randomly on new leaves on the same plant; some leaves have it, then several new leaves appear without it, then it appears again. The flowers even have it. This is happening throughout the bog garden to all the VFTs. I had something like this happen last year too and lost lots of plants. The bog garden also has various sarracenia and drosera, which are looking pretty good for the most part. It's just the VFTs that are struggling.

Location: outdoor bog garden (with drainage holes)
Soil: sphagnum peat, builders sand (may not be washed), some perlite
Water: RO water (new filters, runs great)
Sun: about 6-7 hours full sun daily

I thought the soil may have been the problem, so I replaced the soil with pure sphagnum (the kind from Lowe's in the large bales), but the black spot problem persists. Any suggestions?

Thank you ahead of time!

Someone suggested that I may be over watering the plants. Is that possible in a bog garden?

I am thinking it may be a pest problem. I am unsure why it is just your flytraps having the issues. In your third photo I can see what appears to be some sort of small white bug. It may or may not be aphids, but with your plant's blackening traps do make it appear as if someone has been munching.

It is probably a pest problem, could be aphids, but again, I am not positive. The holes in the leaves are the main indicator that someone has been chewing on your flytrap.