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By Crash_Happy
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Joined:  Mon May 28, 2018 6:58 pm
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So I got a VFT recently (2 actually as a test to see if I can grow them.). One I keep out by my barn, one on my porch. The barn has already caught 2 bugs, and hopefully soon to be one spider building a web on it, without my own doing, and seems to be okay aside from a few of the older leaves dying (though if you see any problems there, do let me know. However, I went out today, and noticed that it has these. Things growing out of it. As I checked more, they’re on a lot of the traps actually, but no stems. Is it a pest? Part of the plant? I’m gonna cut a few off the dreariest looking traps as a test, but I thought I’d ask here.
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By Kwient
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Joined:  Tue May 10, 2016 7:43 pm
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Lol, dont know what That is. Never seen anything grow on the side of a trap. Looks like a Tiny leaf on the end :)

But, what I do see is that you give it way to much water. Keep the soil moist, not soaking wet.
It can be the source of your “problem”.


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By Secretariat73
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Kind of looks like the egg sac of a green lacewing. Lacewings are considered beneficial insects. Not considered a pest. They dine on aphids. :D

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