What's eating my beautiful sundew?

Beautiful Sundew (Drosera venusta) is a South African carnivorous houseplant that catches its own insect pests on its sticky leaves. The main cultivated threats are fungus gnat larvae in soggy media and the occasional aphid or mealybug on dormant or stressed plants. Clean water and good drainage are the best prevention.

Larvae chew roots in wet peat or sphagnum, causing sudden wilting Tray-water with distilled or rain water only; yellow sticky traps for adults; avoid overwatering

Small soft-bodied insects cluster on new growth, causing distorted or stunted leaves Remove by hand or rinse with distilled water; plant's own traps suppress light infestations

White cottony deposits in leaf axils or on petioles weaken the plant Dab with a cotton swab dipped in 70% isopropyl alcohol; avoid systemic insecticides near carnivorous media