- Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:38 pm
#129700
I was just wondering if anyone here uses CPs as natural bug control in a house or apartment (gnats, flies, silverfish, whatever). Part of why I picked up my sundew in the first place (aside from it being an awesome plant) was to help control the fruit fly problem we had for a few months in our apartment, and it certainly ate some of them. I also made some cuttings for a friend who's having a serious fruit fly problem to see if they help. I know I can use insecticides and other products (and do for plant-eating pests) but I'd prefer to get rid of bugs naturally.
So, does anyone else use their plants to actively control bugs? If so, did you find certain species work better than others, or is there a minimum number of plants needed to be effective at reducing the bug problem? Or am I crazy to think these plants will do much of anything, other than enjoy any surplus bugs they catch?
So, does anyone else use their plants to actively control bugs? If so, did you find certain species work better than others, or is there a minimum number of plants needed to be effective at reducing the bug problem? Or am I crazy to think these plants will do much of anything, other than enjoy any surplus bugs they catch?