Banana fruits have dry scaly skin
 

Hello,

One of my trees has fruits which are almost ripe but when I went to check on them yesterday I noticed a number of the bananas have dry/scaly skin on the top side. A couple have split open really bad and some tiny white bugs have gotten to them. Just curious what is causing this - I live in South Florida - very hot now. Is it sunburn or something more (bugs/disease)?

Here are pics...

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They're no ready? They seem to me...

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They are not ripe yet but still I have never had them become brown skinned and dried out/rotted like this. This is obviously not normal.

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They look filled enough, no? If you are waiting for them to turn yellow,I think it's a mistake. You better leave them to ripe on your counter... Which variety is it?

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I wouldn't put those rascals anywhere near my counter! I don't know what's wrong, but I might quarantine the plant...or remove it.

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Yes most are filled and seem grown. Not sure the exact variety I got the original 2 trees from a friend. They're the small bananas. I think manzano. I grabbed some that look fine and brought inside. Would love to know what this is...

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Did you have frost on them earlier this year?

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Definitely not lol it's always summer here in Florida. Found out it could be banana scab moth symptoms are identical. I guess that would explain the tiny white bugs I saw. Now I have to figure out how to treat it and keep them away!

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Can you post pics of the whole plant, the pseudostem and the top of it? It would help to ID it.