- Sun May 03, 2020 3:21 am
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Hey everyone do y’all know if an insect fogger will kill my VFT? It’s a hotshot fogger with Oder neutralizer. Thanks
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Adrien wrote:Lots of insects? I would use that as an excuse to get more plants If you do get plants to deal with insects I'd recommend Drosera filiformis or another temperate Drosera and maybe a ping.Matt wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 3:35 pm While I have no first-hand experience with such a thing, I'd venture a guess that Venus flytraps would be entirely unaffected by an insect fogger.Thanks Matt, greenhouse is infested with insects :/
sanguinearocks101 wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 4:54 pmLol right! I want to make a huge order for plants but unfortunately FTS doesn’t have much instock, I had a problem earlier where my flytraps would not stop eating and I want open red traps!Adrien wrote:Lots of insects? I would use that as an excuse to get more plants If you do get plants to deal with insects I'd recommend Drosera filiformis or another temperate Drosera and maybe a ping.Matt wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 3:35 pm While I have no first-hand experience with such a thing, I'd venture a guess that Venus flytraps would be entirely unaffected by an insect fogger.Thanks Matt, greenhouse is infested with insects :/
Panman wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 6:46 pm I would be concerned with using a fogger. It would deposit a layer of chemicals in the plants but I don't know if they will mind it or not. What kind of bugs are you fighting. Maybe there a less intense treatment that you can try.Mostly Beatles,ants, wasps, and mosquitoes
Adrien wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 6:49 pmMostly Beatles,ants, wasps, and mosquitoesNone of those really pose a problem to cp's, I wouldn't do a general fogger for those.
Adrien wrote:I heard foggers will be safe on houseplants, though.Carnivorous plants aren't your run of the mill houseplants.
Adrien wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 1:02 am It’s not that they pose a threat to them, they don’t. I just don’t want insects in general in large quantities in the greenhouse, also I have tons of spiders up in the ceiling and doors, walking in I just go right through webs also the problem I have with ants is that they live and thrive in the media, I had to isolate a plant and change the mediaIt sounds like your only concern is with ants. Check your local garden store for a granular treatment that you can apply around the exterior of the greenhouse. The ants aren't living in the CP media, but in the ground around your greenhouse under your greenhouse, and traveling into the media. A treatment or two will solve that problem.
Adrien wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:12 am So I can confirm that an insect fogger does NOT harm them or affect the plants in anywayNo, you can't confirm that. Nobody has given an example of their experience with one used in close proximity to carnivorous plants.
ChefDean wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 11:44 amI fogged the greenhouse 3 times over 3 days, my VFT are all fine, I will admit though I will be leaving them outside when it rains to wash away any chemicals if there is any.Adrien wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:12 am So I can confirm that an insect fogger does NOT harm them or affect the plants in anywayNo, you can't confirm that. Nobody has given an example of their experience with one used in close proximity to carnivorous plants.
One member, albeit the one with the most experience with VFT's, has proffered an opinion that he believes it will have no affect on the plants, but he also said he has no firsthand experience with using one.
Another member stated a fact that the fogger will leave a layer of chemicals on the plants. How these chemicals may affect the plant is unknown.
You heard that foggers won't affect houseplants. But houseplants get tap water, fertilizer, and garden soil. All of which will kill almost all cp's. Carnivorous plants aren't like other houseplants.
You're stepping into unexplored territory. You may find that your plants are completely fine, and the bugs are gone. You may find that it has killed the bugs, but your plants all died due to being introduced to chemicals they've never encountered before. Or the result could be anything in between.
Bottom line is they're your plants, so it's your call. If you fog it, let us know how it turns out so that others can learn from it.
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