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Black bits#390572

By V_Trap -  Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:03 pm
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- Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:03 pm #390572

Hi,
I keep wiping black bits off my windowsill, it doesnt look like living things... The only thing it looks like is some of the traps / leaves seem to be decomposing?

Please see the photos and let me know if it looks like something is eating my plants or are they just decomposing naturally?
Actually the thing is on one or two of the traps, they are new big traps and they seem to be dying after catching just one thing

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By Cross -  Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:08 pm
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- Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:08 pm #390573

By those holes, I think something is eating your plant. Look close to see if anything is living in the pot. If not, move the plant elsewhere. Clean the counter and see what happens.

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Re: Black bits#390589

By Panman -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:53 am
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:53 am #390589

Those are definitely bug turds. The question is what type of bug and when is it eating your plant?

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Re: Black bits#390592

By nimbulan -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:04 am
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:04 am #390592

Yep that's bug poop (also known as frass) from something chewing on the plant.

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Re: Black bits#390597

By Cross -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:37 am
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:37 am #390597

Great, we agree. But what kind of bug?

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Re: Black bits#390601

By MaxVft -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:27 am
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:27 am #390601

Definitely a house fly. I get those on my indoor VFTs all the time, I just scratch them off.

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Re: Black bits#390605

By V_Trap -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:46 am
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:46 am #390605

The plant has been on my window all year and has seemed to thrive, however it is only recently that i noticed the black bits (and the decomposing traps)
I have been feeding it some pretty big flies and a few worms.
I've also had a good look around the soil and under the leaves but cannot see anything, any idea how i could find out what type of bug is eating my plant or how to get rid of it?

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By Cross -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:31 am
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:31 am #390606

You could always stick some sticky traps around it, overlapping, to see what it is. Or if you're confident, stick the pot on one so it's completely surrounded. I use terro as my only choice for anything bug. That might tell us.

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Re: Black bits#390607

By V_Trap -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:41 am
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:41 am #390607

Thing is, Im working from home and the plant is right here next to me, i honestly think i'd see something crawling near it.
Also there is never any flies in the room, because if there are i catch them and put them in a trap

Re: Black bits#390609

By nimbulan -  Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:08 pm
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- Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:08 pm #390609

When you say worms, do you mean earthworms, or insect larvae of some sort?

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Re: Black bits#390674

By V_Trap -  Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:39 am
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- Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:39 am #390674

yep, earthworms

Re: Black bits#390677

By V_Trap -  Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:21 am
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- Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:21 am #390677

also as a side question
All the traps which are starting to go black/decompossing/been eaten - do i cut them off at the bottom where they come out of the soil or leave them for a bit until they go completely black and shrivel up?

Re: Black bits#390682

By Greenthumbs Garden -  Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:10 am
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- Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:10 am #390682

like others have said, it's certainly bug poop, maybe a catapiller.

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Re: Black bits#390683

By Panman -  Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:15 am
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- Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:15 am #390683

If any of it is green or yellow, let it be. If you want to trim the black part back to the green, that is fine.

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Does this seem like a good setup for outdoors?

Mixing small amounts of miticide

Not what you would expect...

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