boring pests

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.

JP · 08-09-2016, 07:40 AM

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

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Originally Posted by mdsmith52

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

PR-Giants · 08-10-2016, 08:05 PM

Stem weevil Banana stem weevil

Corm weevil Banana weevil borer

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Originally Posted by Juicy Bananas

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.

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Originally Posted by mdsmith52

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

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Originally Posted by mdsmith52

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

Kat2 · 08-11-2016, 06:51 PM

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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