yellow, hairy worms eating my banana leaves

[paulmathewmac]

There is this small plot of 2 to 3 months old bananas that I maintain. I'm growing them the bio-farm way: no chemical ferts, no chemical insecticides. How do I get rid of the 1 inch long, yellow, hairy worms (or are they caterpillars?) eating away the tender green banana leaves? Tried catching the fellows one by one and squeezing the life out of them; it does work, but is there a less time consuming way,like spraying neem oil or tobacco-solution?

[ramananda]

Dear Sir,

Just do not do any thing, with in weeks time it will vanish.It is harm less or it dos not cause any problem. Trying to control the same , will cost several time more then the damage it self.

[kirti s]

Dear Sir

The worm have approached to the sudden change in environmental conditions. U may spray neem oil no problem at a 5 day interval.

Actually u could have tried Endosulphon but as u said ur crop is organic dont go for it. manual killing and neem oil are the best

Kirti

[paulmathewmac]

The worms have eaten up a half of one of the leaves leaving that area looking white like paper. I guess they have eaten up all that was green in the leaf. When I squeeze the worms to kill them it is a thick green liquid that comes out of them which has the colour of the leaf itself. Are you sure they can do no harm to the plant?