Question
I have an collection of venus fly traps that needs some attention.  I have dentate, red piranha, crimson sawtooth, vigorous and fang traps.  I planted these from little baby plants.  They are planted in organic peat moss.  Over the past few weeks I have developed a bug problem. These are not flying bugs, they seem to come from the soil when I water the plants.  They are little white bugs that just seem to crawl just beneath the top soil.  Is it necessary to try and get rid of these bugs.  If the answer is yes, then, how do I get rid of them?  Looking forward to hearing your response.  Any help would be much appreciated.    Thanks

Answer
Not sure what they are, but they shouldn't be there.  Sometimes soil pests will eat the roots of plants and hamper their growth significantly.  Use either a topical insecticide or a systemic insecticide.  Sometimes you have to use both if the infestation is severe.  The topical insecticide, such as pyrethrin, will take care of the bugs immediately.  The systemic will take care of bugs only when they munch on the plant, so this will take care of hatchlings at a later date.  

For information on how to use insecticides with carnivorous plants, watch our video podcast on the subject.
http://youtu.be/lbRCdJ8ZNF0

Good growing!
Jacob Farin