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Hello!

I came here to ask for urgent advice. I've seen tops of my pitchers chewed. I've been trying to figure out what might be attacking them but I haven't been successful. Luckily, the damage hasn't been that severe yet and only 3 have been attacked so far, which are unfortunately the newly emerging pitchers . It's very annoying seeing my plants get attacked.

What do I do?

How big is the chew? are we talking insect size chew, bird size chew, dog size chew or deer size chew as it will make a difference as to how to approach the problem.
Got any pictures?
Cheers
Steve

First, find a way to protect them. Thankfully, I don't have a problem with critters eating my plants, but I did have a problem with birds stealing my moss for their nests. I blame Matt for having such nice LFSM, so nice that the birds want it. I got some tree netting from Tractor Supply to wrap my racks, problem solved. It may be just enough of a barrier to stop whatever critter you have.
Second, since it's just the pitchers that got chewed up, just wait for new ones to grow.

steve booth wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:28 am How big is the chew? are we talking insect size chew, bird size chew, dog size chew or deer size chew as it will make a difference as to how to approach the problem.
Got any pictures?
Cheers
Steve

It was some kind of insect attack. I sprayed some Neem Oil on my plants so it hopefully deters whatever attacked them.

Definitely an insect of some sort, but by look, nothing to worry about. Hopefully, the Neem oil will do the trick.
Cheers
Steve