Ants

Peter Cole (carnivor@bunyip.demon.co.uk)
Sat, 29 Apr 1995 01:26:09 GMT

stevek@informix.com (Steven Klitzing) writes:

> Hi:

> I found that VFTs don't like ants all that much because they are so small.
> Better to give a VFT a larger bug that it can clamp down on. Also, Drosera
> do not seem to like ants very much. The ant chemicals don't seem to agree
> with it. However, Nepenthes
> seem to love ants.

My Sarracenias are very fond of ants when they're outdoors, though
they often get stuck to the lid and mouth before they can either
fall in or escape. I haven't seen them go for my Drosera yet -
perhaps the feeling is mutual...

Happy growing,

Peter

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