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Old 18-04-2004, 05:39 AM
Kay Easton
 
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Default fly eating plants

In article , Sacha
writes
Kay Easton17/4/04 1:29
@scarbo ro.demon.co.uk

In article , Sacha
writes

We didn't get any sundews but I'd like to and would like to put them in all
the houses as part of the bio control but Ray points out that they might
*catch* the bio controls. ;-))

They catch flying things (1). I don't think they'd get the red spider
controls, not unless you had a 'bridge' across the bog. Ad probably not
even then. They're more use at getting the occasional housefly than at
anything which might go for your plants. And they're *useless* against
slugs ;-)


Well, just so long as they don't eat the toads. ;-)

(1) They don't seem to catch whitefly - it's butterworts that are good
at whitefly.


What about the Encarsia?


I've never used it, but I expect the sundews would get that, and, of
course, so would the sarracenia.
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Kay Easton

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