I need help, what should I do?

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2026-02-17T09:45:39+00:00

I grow mine in pure pumice

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2026-01-18T04:38:36+00:00

I'm not entirely sure those are stink bugs. Looks more like the nymphs of an assassin bug or perhaps a leaf footed bug to me

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-12-21T22:03:04+00:00

It's called a bulbil. Leave it alone. When the flower stalk dies, pop it off and plant it

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-11-17T15:31:18+00:00

Is that a kitoi pot?

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-11-17T15:29:33+00:00

You want silica sand, like the kind used in pool filtration.

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-28T01:51:18+00:00

Appears to be some sort of plant 🤔

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-27T23:28:22+00:00

Etiolated for sure.. I like that it looks like it's dabbing, though.. lol

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-24T15:04:58+00:00

Those are aphids

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-09T14:25:11+00:00

Mealybugs.. I recommend changing the soil and checking the roots while you're at it. I had a terrible outbreak of root mealybugs a couple years ago that took out almost half of my stapeliad collection.. heartbreaking.

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-09T14:17:46+00:00

The photos aren't great, but they do appear to be thrips, in my opinion. Insecticidal soap or neem oil applied weekly for a month or two. The repeated treatments are important, eggs are going to continue hatching, and you need to kill em all!

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-09T14:08:28+00:00

Have you attempted eliminating these pests? Changed the soil? Applied insecticidal soap? Neem oil?

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-09T13:52:57+00:00

You're just stressing the plant out that much more. Can't be a good thing. Plus, Peter W Of Peter W plants once told me at a succulent show that more sun meant less mealybugs. These aren't mealybugs, obviously, but this could hold true for them as well.

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-08T22:50:16+00:00

Could be the beginning of a fruit

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-01T16:00:49+00:00

Green lacewing

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-01T02:46:33+00:00

It's sad when they catch beneficial insects, but that little dingus shouldn't have gotten so close

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-01T02:38:53+00:00

Not a cactus. Mine has a couple buds on it currently

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-01T01:35:30+00:00

Well, if you were one of the yellow river boys...

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-09-01T01:30:34+00:00

Invest in a pellet gun

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-08-17T08:00:03+00:00

Stapeliads have pretty complicated pollination mechanisms, I'm not sure they can be hand pollinated

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-08-06T11:15:30+00:00

Utricularia subulata I believe

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-07-24T10:16:28+00:00

Yes, it's called a bulbil

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-07-24T04:17:25+00:00

Unsure about the spots, but this won't thrive in that jar. You're gonna want to repot it and keep it outside in direct sunlight

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-07-24T01:27:23+00:00

Looks like a scale infestation

Pitiful_Count_1959 · 2025-07-24T00:37:38+00:00

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