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Drosera Kenneallyi


Question
I've had a Kenneallyi for a year or two, and decided to get another.  Shortly after this second one began establishing its place in the pot, I found a bunch of tiny white dots stuck to the stems of both plants.  I don't know if they're bugs or seeds since both plants are in the same pot.  I'm not sure if they are seeds since the flower stalk of one plant is dead and the other has no stalk.  The spots are white and the approximate size of a period.  So far, I haven't seen any negative effects on the plants.  Do you know what this is?

Answer
Hello Talisha,

The only things that come to mind would be tiny sap sucking insects or fungus. If the spots move, I would say they were aphids or some other kind of insect. If they are immobile and continue multiplying or getting bigger, I would say they are mold.

Use a neem oil or sulfur based fungicide with pyrethrins for control of both insect and fungus pests and use only as the bottle directs.

Christopher

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