Randy4ut

I started cutting back my basjoos today and ran across several insects under the dead part of my pstems. I have never seen these on my bananas before and wondered if they are a pest or benefit. Anyway, I do not have a pic of them, but they are about 1/4" in length. They have a hard black shell with 4 orange spots/stripes on their back. There were not tons of them, but the were still quite a few on several of my pstems. Like I said they were running around underneath the dead layers, but on top of the live tissue. I didn't see any holes in the stems, but then again, I didn't inspect completely. Does anyone have any idea as to what they are? If someone wants to hazard a guess, I will google it and take a look and let you know. If no one has any idea and think a pic would help, I will try and take a pic tomorrow... Thanks in advance...

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