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submitted 11 months ago by RatsOffToYa to c/carnivorousplants
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I have aphids on my sundew. They started on my Venus fly trap and migrated. I think by some miracle I got rid of them on the Venus fly trap by using alcohol and a qtip. However the sundew seems infested.

I have a bottle of neem oil coming send I was hoping to get both application advice and folks' experience with it.

Other ideas welcome. Thank you in advance.

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[–] shyguyblue 2 points 11 months ago

I use neem oil on my carnivores, so I'll give you my two cents:

Apply in the evening when the sun goes down, I've burned a couple trumpet pitchers by applying in the afternoon.

Water it down a little more than the instructions call for, then work your way up if it's not effective at low doses.

I use the "mist" setting on the sprayer first, wait a few minutes, then hit the plants with the "water gun spray" setting. This'll knock any dead aphids and egg sacks off the plant, and prevent mold or mildew growing on the corpses.