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Originally Posted by edd82
Does anyone know of an equivelant to Spinosad that I can purchase in the UK? My Dwarf Cavendish seems to have lots of little brown dots on some of the lower leaves and i'm guessing it's something caused by our rather wet summer. None of my others bananas have it, only the Cavendish.
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O.K., Spinosad is used as an insecticide. It is made from bacterial cultures. The two manufacturers in the U.S. I'm aware of are "Monterey Garden Products" and "Green Light".
A "non-synthetic" alternative to Spinosad would be a product with Pyrethrin and Neem Oil. Not quite as effective, so use more frequently following the directions on the label.
Those brown dots you have -- they are from insects and not a fungal disease? The latter might require a synthetic chemical solution.