7 Carnivorous plants you can use to catch flies in your home - including Sundew, Venus Fly Trap & Dewy Pine
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If you’re struggling to keep flies and insects at bay as the weather heats up, a carnivorous plant could do just the trick. Just like the classic venus-fly trap, there’s a whole host of insectivorous and carnivorous plants that trap and digest insects for nutrients - minimising the number buzzing around your home.
These types of plants developed carnivorous abilities due to the nutrient-poor soil conditions in which they grow. And with fruit flies said to be at an “all time high” this year - these intriguing plants could help you out.
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Hide AdAlliance Online, who supply insect control devices, uncovered that there is an average of 29,000 Brits searching for “how to get rid of fruit flies” each month. Every year, searches for this question start to rise in May indicating that fruit flies increase in the home around this time.
When we looked on Amazon, you can buy a Venus flytrap plant for as little as £7.99 or pick up a Sundew fly-catch for £12.99.
We have listed the top carnivorous plants you can use to keep bugs at bay in your home.
7 Carnivorous plants
Venus Flytrap
According to Horticulture Magazine, Venus flytraps attract flies and crawling insects (such as spiders and beetles) using colour and sweet nectar in its traps. When the fly touches the plant’s sensitive hairs, it triggers the jaws to snap shut, ensnaring the fly and beginning the process of dissolving it into tasty, protein-packed plant food.
Waterwheel Plant
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Hide AdThe Waterwheel plant is similar to the venus fly-trap but catches insects in water. Waterwheels feed on small prey like eelworms and daphnia that venture into their traps and bump into trigger hairs.