What is it?

[Royall]

Got up this morning and looked at one of the banana trees and half of a left was gone! It looked like someone took a knife and run it down the center of the leaf and it just curled up. I unrolled the leaf and found a big pale colored caterpillar inside. What is and what do you do to keep then from coming back?

Royall

What goes around comes around!

[mikewj]

Hi Royall:
Here's a link which may be helpful. don't know if this is the caterpillar that you found, but he's an interesting looking (scroll down) little bugger.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...798.html?5

[Royall]

Thanks for the link but that's not the little s**t. This one is all one pale color. Maybe green? It is also about 2-2 1/2 inches long and about 1/4" fat.

Royall

What goes around comes around!

Edited by - Royall on 03/02/2007 06:33:07

[bystander]

It's the banana skipper. This pest has been around here in Hawaii for years. I remember seeing it when I was a kid.

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vine.../thrax.htm



Edited by - bystander on 03/02/2007 07:26:18

[Royall]

Thanks for the link bystander, that's the little bugger! It's a dead little bugger now!

Royall

What goes around comes around!