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Old 07-27-2016, 02:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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did some more research and Dr. Nelson at the University of Hawaii sent me a bunch of links on bananas so I got to look closer and bunchy top. I noticed on your plant cutting on the leaves close to the stem which be caused by one of the cutter type insects or even a worm. Don't think it is bunchy top because I don't see any serious curling on the leaves, no chloroisis, yellowing on the leaves, and the new leaves look healthy so far. And I found out I was wrong about cutting, bagging and sending to a landfill. which is how we treat citrus greening. The extension office recommends spraying until you kill all the aphids, then punch a hole in the trunk then add undiluted roundup to kill the plant in place. Once the plant is dead it is no longer able to infect any aphids. this is a video with more info Banana Bunchy Top Disease in Hawaii: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Management
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