Re: cp and millipedes
Alan C. Skousen (acs@primenet.com)
Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:51:47 -0700 (MST)
At 03:37 PM 1/22/96 -0800, dave evans wrote:
>> I bought some CPs from a local nursery and they came
>> complete with a stock of millipedes. No doubt the nursery
>> is doing this to generate insecticide sales. Any suggestions
>> as to the consequences of having a millipede infestation
>> and what might be done about it?
>
>
>I'm pretty sure they eat roots. Repotting and washing the soil
>away from the roots will get rid of them. What CP did you get?
>
>Dave Evans
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>
I bought three common specimans: Sarracenia Purpurea, Vft, and a sundew
which the nursery (Gubler) labeled Drosera Rotundifolia but the actual
plant has elongated leaves not the round pads. Anybody want to hazard
a guess as to which speciman it is? Thanks for the advice on the
millipedes.