Need Medical Advice for VFT's

Carlstrom_Rick (Carlstrom_Rick%P-AME-HQ.CCBRIDGE.SEAA.mrouter@seaa.navsea.navy.mil)
3 Jun 96 11:59:00 EST


I had a similar problem with yellowing and sickly leaves on indoor
grown VFT's. It was very interesting. I had four plants that were
growing great. One foot away I had three plants that were dying.
Same light, same soil mix, same water. I finally traced the problem
to red spider mites. These mites are very tiny. they look like
pinpoint size dots on the traps and leaves. You need a magnifying
glass to really see them (I used an eyepiece from a camcorder). Once
these were eradicated the plants returned to good health.


PS when grown in full sun most healthy Dionea will have traps that are
red inside.


Rick