Re: Nepenthes help!

John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Wed, 11 Aug 93 11:22:16 +0000

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>Now to the problem. This evening I noticed the new growth
>was stuck down with webbing and there was a dark scale like
>creature there. Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to be a
>sucking pest, but rather a chewing one. Any ideas? I'm
>in a panic. I loosened the web, allowing the new leaf to
>be free and swabbed the area with isopropl alcohol. Hope
>this wasn't the wrong thing to do.

I'm not sure what the critter was (mealy bug perhaps?), but your remedy was
probably OK. I don't think that the alcohol will cause any real damage to
the plant, but the new leaf may become distorted either because of the pest
or the alcohol - other growths should be fine. Keep an eye on the plant (and
your others) for any more outbreaks, and kill them as soon as you find them...

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