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Originally Posted by Richard
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.
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Thanks for the info. I'm not 100% sure but from what i've read on the net it could be one of many things and a fungal infection has been mentioned numerous times. I initally thought it was spider mite and used a product called "Buff off" which has neem oil aswell as some other natural oily substances. I then looked at the underside of the leaf with my 30x loupe/magnifier and saw no sign of mites which then led me to believe that it could be fungal.
To be honest i've read lots of brown dots on banana leaves and some of the info on the internet has been rather scary. If you type in "brown spots on banana leaf" into google the first few search results are all about "Black and yellow Sigatoka" which sounds horrible!!!! I'm sure it's NOT anything close to that but rather a minor fungal issue.
I will try to post a pic later.
Thanks again for your help.