Murderous gangs: the purple pitcher plant in PEI

The article discusses the carnivorous plant the Purple Pitcher Plant, or Sarracenia purpurea L., on Prince Edward Island. It focuses on research at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) on the Purple Pitcher Plant, noting its presence in bogs such as the Glenfinnan Bog. The author comments on research conducted by UPEI undergraduate students Ricki Sulis and Vaneeta Verma from the laboratory of biologist Christian Lacroix on pitcher plant developmental morphology and anatomy and on research conducted by undergraduate students Loretta Hardwick, Dylan Blacquiere, and Jackie Wood from the laboratory of entomologist D.J. Giberson on aquatic insects that live inside pitcher plants.