Sick Darlingtonia

[semin]

I have a pot of Darlingtonia with some of the cobra having been up to more than 25 cm tall.



However, recently I noticed that the new pitchers appear to die off spontaneously - the new cobras were initially fine but then within a few days they turned black and twisted from their tips.









The cobras have been kept outdoors even in winter. I noticed that they'd been infested by scales but I strongly doubt this is the main cause.

Could anyone please identify what's happening to the cobras?

[Not a Number]

I've had similar damage caused by mealy bugs which are related to scale insects.

Treat the scale problem and see what happens.

[Aidan]

Yes, it looks like pest damage. This is what two or three aphids may do to a leaf -

[jameison]

looks like aphid damage. Try moving them into a more shaded place. My cobras used to burn ALOT in sun light were i live.