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mdsmith52
08-09-2016, 06:47 AM
my banana trees are falling over before the fruit is ripe. the stalks have dark runs up the tree. some bug is boring into the tree and making trails. i believe it is carpenter ants. what are the signs and how to get rid of them with fruit on the trees.
Without pics, hard to say.
Juicy Bananas
08-09-2016, 12:22 PM
Try to dig up a plant. Cut the corm in half. They are most likely corm weevils. Cut their favorite banana up, slice it in half and set the traps around the mat. A female weevil can lay an egg everyday.
mdsmith52
08-09-2016, 01:39 PM
the pics are in my member gallery
crazy banana
08-09-2016, 01:49 PM
the pics are in my member gallery
Nothing there.... :(
Please upload.
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cincinnana
08-10-2016, 06:37 PM
Welcome to the Jungle:woohoonaner:
PR-Giants
08-10-2016, 08:05 PM
Stem weevil Banana stem weevil (http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/pest/main/135624)
Corm weevil Banana weevil borer (http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/pest/main/135658)
Try to dig up a plant. Cut the corm in half. They are most likely corm weevils. Cut their favorite banana up, slice it in half and set the traps around the mat. A female weevil can lay an egg everyday.
PR-Giants
08-10-2016, 08:06 PM
I've seen large black ants tunnel and destroy a pseudostem but it never became a problem and I never tried to identify the ants.
my banana trees are falling over before the fruit is ripe. the stalks have dark runs up the tree. some bug is boring into the tree and making trails. i believe it is carpenter ants. what are the signs and how to get rid of them with fruit on the trees.
cincinnana
08-10-2016, 08:11 PM
my banana trees are falling over before the fruit is ripe. the stalks have dark runs up the tree. some bug is boring into the tree and making trails. i believe it is carpenter ants. what are the signs and how to get rid of them with fruit on the trees.
Photos???
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-29.pdf
My pest aren't boring; they're annoying.
Hey, someone had to say it...I'm not the only one who thought it.
Welcome. Hope you get your situation under control. I've become a huge fan of Neem.
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