Drosera that catch mosquitos?

[matti]

What species of Drosera catch mosquito's? my doctor has just given me a ring as he has a mossie problem, I suggested Drosera binata but I do not know anything elce?.

[Not a Number]

I don't know. Mozzies are attracted to standing water, carbon dioxide exhalations and body heat - not really the insect lures that Drosera have. I suppose the upright Drosera species would catch some.

Catnip oil has been found to be 10 times as effective in repelling mosquitoes as DEET. Maybe he should plant catnip (and then find a cat repellent).

www.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_355524.htm

[rsivertsen]

I have several large Drosera growing outside by my driveway, from D. capensis, D. hybrida (D. filiformis x D. intermedia), D. binata, D. regia, D. rotundifolia x D. intermedia, and they are all loaded with small flies and mosquitos that seem to hover around the lawn; the plants really do enjoy a good meal, and growing in full direct sunlight most of the day, as long as they're on the ground, where it stays a little more cool humid.

[brokken]

Mine often catch crane flies (D. capensis) and I had one instance where a dwarf sundew caught one of those huge suckers by the leg.

[glider14]

females arent attacted to the things our plants use to attract bugs. my plants always catch the males though. males eat nectar from fruit and dont drink blood. somthing ive always wanted to do: get a big binata 'Extrema' plant and just wave it around in a swarm of gnats or mosquitoes!!
Alex

[matti]

Drosera binata gets pretty big in the wild, the biggest I have seen them was 30 points and that was on multifida f. 'Extrema' (see photo below).

The biggest binata found that I know of was Drosera binata var.dichotoma with 80 something points found by Greg Bourke in Coffs Harbour, I will have to go there someday. ;D

These binata var.multifida f. extrema were found growing in a seep 100 meters above a beach on a headland.

[jm82792]

My capes catch them same with my venusta.
As a side not can you give venusta too much
light? Because it has no dew right now and
is right by my really dewy capes/

[mabudon]

Are those "bushes" in that pic the Sundews, Matti?? if so, that is INSANE, there's not even any light getting through the leaves, totally wild...

if not- OOPS

[trimen1000]

I think it's those little red splotches on the big green bush.