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The biggest pitchers have holes and mites on them
got it for 10$ plus 14$ shipping
had 10 growth points
surprisingly arrived with a ladybug on it

The question is whether to quarantine or not?

If it has mites I would quarantine and treat with Avid.

In general though, it doesn't look out-of-the-ordinary for a late season sarracenia. By now most of the pitchers on mine are filled with bugs and they get those large brown patches from the decomposition of their meals. I know some people put cotton in their pitchers to avoid any bugs falling in and then the pitchers stay nicer longer. In my situation 90% of my sarr collection has only been with me less than a year, so I let them gorge themselves this summer and ruin all their pitchers (even supplementing their meals by pouring MaxSea into the pitchers) so that the rhizomes bulk up as much as possible and I get better pitchers next year.

Ok ill keep it where it is and treat with neem once established