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White spots under banana leaves. What do I do ?

laurasbananatree

12 years ago

Recently I noticed these white powdery spots forming ion the leaves of our three year old tree. I'm not sure what they are but I tried washing the tree and pruning the infected leaves but it keeps coming back. I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this before and I I can do to get rid of this permanently . Thank you

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christine1950
12 years ago
I've already posted on your other request from Monday, try reading here for some help with baking soda,cinnamon was also suggested on your other post.
http://organicgardening.about.com/od/diseases/qt/bakingsodaspray.htm
Christine
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/banana/msg1012513515888.html?2

This post was edited by christine1950 on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 9:47
sue_52
12 years ago
Those look like whitefly eggs. At that stage, I just rub them off with my finger..no need to remove the leaf! They have an almost powdery texture, and it's not a gross-out operation.

Sue
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