Re: Cephalotus worries
L235@aol.com
Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:35:03 -0500
I had the same symptoms on a small C.follicularis after (force) feeding a
couple of larger traps on large ants. My guess is that a fungal or bacterial
infection spread beyond the plant's ability to digest the prey. Fortunately
the attack was limited, but both traps withered and seemed to dry up almost
before my eyes (several days).
BTW, I just repotted my cephalotus for the first time and found no dying back
at all, in fact there was period of rapid trap formation just afterwards
(perhaps coincidence).
Jay Lechtman
L235@aol.com