Re: Sarracenia's & Yellow Jackets

Adrian Arnold (arnold@bigb.win-uk.net)
Thu, 22 Feb 1996 22:12:52

I find S. flava and Darlingtonia are both very good at catching
wasps (yellow jackets) but unless there are a few other captives
shortly afterwards, the wasps have a habit of chewing a small hole
in the side of the pitcher and escaping. Anybody else noticed this?

Regards, Adrian Arnold.


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> >>> ... watching yellowjackets continuously dive bomb Sarracenias
> >>> one after another...
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> I have had the same experience. After moving my S. flava outdoors
> last spring (Northern Virginia USA) I could not believe the number of
> yellow jackets (wasps) caught by this plant. Every day after work I
> would lift the lids to observe the insect carnage. Two pitchers
> filled to the point of overflowing.
>
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