http://thetanglednest.com/2009/09/sundews-eat-fruit-flies/ Cultivating an Urban-Earthen Household Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:30:39 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://thetanglednest.com/2009/09/sundews-eat-fruit-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Jason Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:16:42 +0000 http://thetanglednest.com/?p=1315#comment-528 My Sarracenias are all excellent against yellow jackets. And earwigs. Those lovely pitchers are always filled to the brim with decaying yellow jackets. Keep them away from flowers, as honeybees are attracted to the nectar these plants secrete. Not sure if you know, but keep your US native carnivores outside for the winter. Keep them moist, and protected from cold below 30 degrees (I keep mine on a sunny concrete porch next to the brick wall). They'll come right back next spring ready for more! My Sarracenias are all excellent against yellow jackets. And earwigs. Those lovely pitchers are always filled to the brim with decaying yellow jackets. Keep them away from flowers, as honeybees are attracted to the nectar these plants secrete. Not sure if you know, but keep your US native carnivores outside for the winter. Keep them moist, and protected from cold below 30 degrees (I keep mine on a sunny concrete porch next to the brick wall). They’ll come right back next spring ready for more!

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