Good plant. Very nice of it to get rid of the FUCKING FLY! I personally prefer my salt shotgun and the 30 spiders in my house because im clinically unable to not mess up plants, its either to much or not enough of something... Usually light or water, sometimes they hate the soil itself.
If I had a massive spider infestation, yeah, I'd want to investigate. But fruit flies and mosquitoes come and go often enough anyway. Presumably enough to sustain one or two spiders.
Had a bit of a gnat (I guess?) problem last summer because they're small enough to get through my window screens. Made me crazy, but even then I don't think they were actually nesting in my home.
I got my Venus flytrap as few years ago and it hasn't disappointed me with catching flies. All
flies that dared to enter my room would shortly(1-3 days) be caught by the flytrap.
I'd check for root rot. I don't know much about them, but I'm fairly sure they are sensitive to overwatering. Perhaps repot in terra cotta, which tends to air out a bit quicker. I keep all my succulents in those pots so they don't have wet feet for too long.
I freakin love succulents! One of the few plants my forgetful self can keep alive and thriving! I don't even have a watering schedule for them, I just water when I remember and know it's probably been at least a week? I have a friend that has a house full of plants and loves caring for them who came over last week and marveled at how good my succulents look. Told him the secret is neglect lol.
Week? Man. I have a large Jade and water the thing evey other month. Sometimes it goes even longer than that. It's happily starting it's spring bloom after coming out from under grow lights in my basement to sit in front of a north facing window. All our smaller succulents are on a monthly ish schedule, but that's not anything we rigorously watch/pay attention to. Weekly for a succulent seems too often, but if they're happy they're happy.
I don't usually water them weekly, I just won't water them if I think it's been less than a week. I'd say they probably get watered on average every 2 weeks or so, give or take a week. Sometimes I remember to water them because I'll notice one starting to get pruny and shriveling a bit. To be honest I have no idea how they're all alive, much less thriving. I feel like a terrible plant owner, but apparently succulents are just my speed. Every one of them is all bright and vibrant, despite my forgetfulness and neglect.
OP said in an earlier post that they've had the plant for years and that it started life as the top of a grocery store pineapple. I'm somewhat tempted to give it a go just for giggles.
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