01-14-2016, 05:47 AM
Spent some time this morning cutting down over grown banana patches in parts of my yard, somewhat a sticky job. A couple disturbing things I noticed right away was how banana trees bleed some kind of sap that can stain your clothing while cutting them down. Also i had an amazing amount of mosquitoes around me while working on this job. So I decided to pull down the next couple banana tops instead of chopping them. Low and behold I saw water pockets deep inside each green banana leaf, some pools had mosquito larva swimming all about. Even saw a few coqui frogs taking home inside these banana leaf pockets.
Thought I would mention this because once I cleared the area completely I noticed the mosquitoes disappearing or at least moving in the right direction. Certainly not trying to tell everyone to cut down their bananas like bromeliads, just want some to understand what foliage could hold extra dengue carriers if they were concerned or trying to spray for them.
Thought I would mention this because once I cleared the area completely I noticed the mosquitoes disappearing or at least moving in the right direction. Certainly not trying to tell everyone to cut down their bananas like bromeliads, just want some to understand what foliage could hold extra dengue carriers if they were concerned or trying to spray for them.