Quote:
Originally Posted by jnstropic
A banana caterpillar (the Opogona sacchari) is one of the problems. I have used Sevin. In the last six months I had 7 plants to have fruit. The first 2 were good. The next 3 were not good to eat. I cut the flowers of the last 2. Two years ago I gave 12 plants to people in south Florida. Last year I had none to give away. I am happy that I still have Ae Ae bananas in the garden. All bananas around are area seems to have problems.
A banana caterpillar (the Opogona sacchari) ate the new leaves
A banana caterpillar (the Opogona sacchari) ate the new leaves
|
The next 3 were not good to eat...Why? Does the catterpillar attacked the fruit?
Why did you cut the flowers of the 2? What exactly the problems all those bananas in your area having ...?
Does this catterpillar only attacks the ae ae? Have you seen them in any other bananas?