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Unread 09-03-2014, 08:34 PM   #50
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Well, I'm not sure. Evidently they have some sort of nectar in the traps to attract insects, but I'm not sure the nectar attracts mosquitoes. I know that recently an ant colony decided to start a nest in one of the tubs right under a couple of the fly traps, and over the couple of days I was trying to figure out a way to kill off the ants without damaging the plants, the fly traps took care of them. Evidently ants make up the bulk of their actual diet. Looking at the leaves leading to the traps, they appear to be a natural death walk leading ants into the traps.

As for mosquitoes, I would be tempted to recommend the thread style sundews for them. Those sticky leaves sticking up into the air would probably catch quite a few skeeters, even those that accidentally alight on them to roost.
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