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Originally Posted by cincinnana
I have issues with young woodpeckers. 
It seems they like to practice on my plants.
They leave very small peck marks on the stem.
Sometimes if they peck deep enough the new leaf in the Pstem will have a row of holes on it when it emerges. |
Woodpeckers are always on the hunt for insects. The adults, and probably the young, will peck at just about anything and listen for an insect within.
Although the banana plants may not have insects with, they are probably checking. Holes in the leaves won't do any harm but they may be finding some type of edible within the Pstem.
The only way you can find out is to check if there might be any bore holes caused by insects entering. Some insects have a boring tool used to lay eggs inside a plant that are not detectable.
There is no guarantee you can make a certain determination what exactly the woodpeckers are doing.
I grew up in a rural setting and spent a lot of time watching the wildlife around us. I learned quite a bit.
