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Dsacco85
07-05-2017, 12:54 PM
These black larvae are on my leaves any idea of what they are and how to get rid of them? See pics

Kegas76
07-05-2017, 04:14 PM
Looks like caterpillar poop (frass).

Dsacco85
07-05-2017, 05:59 PM
Any solution for caterpillar?

cincinnana
07-06-2017, 05:01 PM
Omg......they look like hungry howies.:08:

edwmax
07-06-2017, 05:32 PM
Use a general garden spray, Ortho bug-B-gone or similar. Get the spray down into the top of the pstem. Also, pull back some of the dead sheaf tops on the pstem and check bug hiding places.

cincinnana
07-06-2017, 09:26 PM
These black larvae are on my leaves any idea of what they are and how to get rid of them? See pics
Spray.....
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/15491506245_0bd91f5f18_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pAW26g)
Hungry Howie (https://flic.kr/p/pAW26g) by
Hostafarian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hostafarian/), on Flickr

edwmax
07-06-2017, 10:35 PM
That's one helL'of big black larva. ... My big red rooster will eat the larvae and the nana plant too.

Vette-kid
07-08-2017, 01:22 PM
Spinsad or BT

Vette-kid
07-08-2017, 01:22 PM
Spray.....
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/15491506245_0bd91f5f18_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pAW26g)
Hungry Howie (https://flic.kr/p/pAW26g) by
Hostafarian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hostafarian/), on Flickr

Your on your own with that one!

cincinnana
07-08-2017, 05:25 PM
These fellows only fed on the Musa basjoo.

I sprayed a contact spray and that worked well..

.https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/29212331811_fa7925586b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/LvoQvi)
Tent type caterpillars (https://flic.kr/p/LvoQvi) by
Hostafarian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hostafarian/),
on Flickr