after further research I found some info on the weevil that has been eating my cassia and probably the reason my poinciana leaves are chewed up, too!

Has anyone had any luck ridding their garden of this pest without pesticides? I really don't want to chase off the beautiful sulphers.

thanks!

I have been trying used coffee grounds on everything now. It is very helpfull in getting rid of scale on cycads and was suggested that lubbers won't like the taste of crinum with coffee mulch. I get bags of it at Dunkin Donuts and Star Buck is another source for bags of used coffee grinds.

There is an asian beetle (I read a thread about it on here somewhere) that is now devastating crops everywhere. I think they said that sevin and spinosad are the only things that will kill it. If I had a choice, I'd use sevin. It's the safest chemical around, IMHO, because you can even use it on baby kittens for fleas.

Likely the Sri Lanka Weevil. Bad bug with a big appetite for many of our plants. They are all over my hybiscus and esp. my Hurricane palms (one palm has a frond that is almost 1/2 gone). I've had some success controlling them with Orthonex.

Here is a link that might be useful: Florida Pest

These things are devastating my yard. Apparently they eat 60 different ornamentals. I have not been able to get rid of them because I can't reach all of my Hong Kong Orchid tree.

Any systemics that would work to kill them?

Bayers Systemic for Trees and Shrubs works very well for lots of insects. It would be worth a try.

I mentioned used coffee grounds before because they wanted a non pesticide.