What's eating my tina butterwort?

Tina Butterwort (Pinguicula 'Tina') is a compact Mexican hybrid carnivorous houseplant. Its sticky leaves catch small flies and fungus gnats, making serious pest outbreaks unusual. The main cultivated threat is mealybugs hiding in the dense rosette, particularly during the dry succulent-phase winter. Good airflow and a well-drained mineral mix keep the plant resilient.

Waxy white cottony deposits at leaf bases and in rosette center; plant wilts and stops producing new leaves Dab colonies with 70% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab; isolate immediately; remove heavily infested leaves

Larvae in wet or organic media damage fine roots; adults are often captured by sticky leaves Use a mineral-heavy mix (perlite, pumice, vermiculite); water sparingly in winter; yellow sticky traps

Occasional colonies on flower stems during the summer carnivorous growth phase cause stunted flowers Remove by hand or spray with dilute insecticidal soap; sticky leaves intercept small aphid populations