A nearby Pinguicula collection helps, but Drosera capensis does a good job as well. On Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 5:32 AM Johannes-Ulrich Urban via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hello Mike, > > Germinating Worsleya seed is not the problem. If the seed is fresh as you > state, it will germinate easily. I germinated mine with the water flotation > method. > The problem came later when the germinated seed was potted. Except one > they were destroyed by the larvae of sciaridae flies. When I noticed the > problem it was too late. The same happened with Aloe seedlings. There are > very many different species of this fly and some seem to be more aggressive > than others. I have relatively good results in treating with a solution of > Bacillus thuringensis ssp. israeliensis. Must be repeated if new flies > become visible. Warm and damp greenhouse condition encourage Sciaridae. For > this reason I keep as many seed trays as possible outside in the garden, > but even there I have noticed and treated the fly, but to a much lesser > extent. > > Hope that helps > > Uli > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>