Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 04:16:49 -0400 From: Bryan and Leslie Lorber <bllorber@wcvt.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2760$foo@default> Subject: Re: Sarracenias that don't attract insects
I have found that my pitchers (purp. and flava) attract different insects at
different times of the growing season. For example, earwigs in early Summer
followed by ants, spiders and, finally, yellow jackets (wasps) in Fall. Of
course, there are many other varieties of insects and there is some overlap
throughout the season but I have clearly noted that there are seasonal trends.
Wasps, in particular, are September victims. The pitchers are full of them now
whereas there were none prior to September. I imagine that as their preferred
food sources decline, the pitcher nectar starts to look mighty tasty.
BTW, all my pitchers are excellent catchers and are frequently filled to
capacity.
Bryan
Charlotte, Vermont
U.S.A.
Zone 4
David Anders wrote:
> I thought the S. Leucophylla was supposed to be among the best insect
> cathers. Im in NJ and the pitchers have been opened for over a week and
> have caught all of 1 tiny moth and maybe one or two small flying insects.
>
> Does it take a while for the plant to strat producing nectar?
>
> The S. Purpurea Venosa caught a spider. In Adrian Slacks book Carnivorous
> Plants he says that they are decent insect catchers, but in The Savage
> garder Mr. Damata says they are poor catchers.
>
> I assume that most Sarracenia meals are fying insects, is this not true?
>
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