Quick reference
- Pest class
- insect
- Host breadth
- specialist
- Seasonal pattern
- Year-round; multiple generations
- Treatment hint
- Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki) systemic spray; spinosad; horticultural oil suppresses but does not eliminate.
- Source
- uf_ifas_v1
ID features
Small caterpillars create webbing-and-frass tubes between leaflets; brown debris piles on undersides of fronds.
Damage pattern
Brown frass-filled webbing tubes on Sabal, Cabbage, and other palms; leaflets skeletonized; cosmetic damage primarily.
Hosts
No hosts wired up yet.