This palm is doing ok but recently has had many fronds dry out. Her latest frond is green but has white fuzzies on it - and won’t open fully - should I worry?

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#ParlourPalm

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I have same problem. My plam grown out 3 flowers(theh are infected too)and have less white fuzzies then she used yo have. I didn't do anything, but I need to do something about it though.

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@kaleena @RJG can yall help us out? I saw something with rubbing alcohol, but I'm not sure if I can find it here.

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if you could upload a picture of the issues that would be helpful!!

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Yes please! Could you upload a pic of the white fuzzies and what won’t fully open? I’m not familiar with Parlour Palms but I might be able to find something for ya if I have a better photo. :)

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Thanks for tagging us in, @LittleCrow

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they might be mealy bugs? i would wipe the off with rubbing alcohol.

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I had a similar issue with my daughter's palm.  It sounds like yours might have mealybugs.  I would take a good look.  What I did with my daughter's plant is I took it outside (in the summer), sprayed it down, and cut off all the fronds- all of them but one that I could save.  I changed the soil and let it dry out.  Then, I took insecticidal soap and gave it another go-over to make sure I got all the bugs; when I came across a bug, I swiped it with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol￼.  It looked REALLY rough for a while, but it has started growing again and I keep an eye out for pests.  Make sure you check your other plants, too.  It's not perfect, but it's growing! ￼

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@kaleena @RJG I unfortunately can't trim all that's infected, it would be whole plant. I am not sure how to translate rubbing alcohol to my language so i can't find it here. When we got this palm from a couple of months, she had mealy bugs? I wiped it with dish soap and it returned, after all she grown one more healthy looking leaf and 3 flowers.

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@kaleena @RJG @sarahsalith is there something that is as helpful as rubbing alcohol? Thanks for helping though. 😁

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@LittleCrow Dealmed Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol 70% USP, First Aid Antiseptic, 16 fl. oz, (1 Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GDR6PY8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_S32XYJV8GJQV179E2V05?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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@RJG Amazon doesn't ship things here, otherwise I would order it.

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You might try misting or bottom & top watering. I do that with mine.

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@LittleCrow oh i was just hoping to give you a better translation.

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@LittleCrow you usually buy this alcohol in a drug store. Didn’t see the comment about fuzzies at first. 
You can “wash” the plant with water & insecticide soap  before getting alcohol but the idea is to remove the bugs ASAP. 🤞🏽

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@RJG oh, sorry. 😅
Thank you. 😆

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@LittleCrow No worries! hope you can find a solution. Spinosad pesticides help too!

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@RJG I saw someone talking about vinegar and something else but can't find it. Anyway I'm going to brush it out, with what ever helpful I can find.

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What about hydrogen peroxide? Generally the drug stores have 3% which won’t harm plants - if stronger dilute with water. Use that on a QTip or put in a spray bottle. I am so lucky I’ve never had mealy bugs. I think they can just travel in via a bag of soil, from being outside, etc. I would also isolate this plant from others so they don’t jump onto another plant.

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Another word for rubbing alcohol is isopropyl alcohol, if that helps!

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Also - I should clarify as I don’t think mealy bugs actually “jump” - I just wouldn’t want them to spread via any method. Haha.

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either use 70% alcohol, or you can rub them with mixture of dish soap n water several times until its not coming back... or, use pesticide? dont forget to give it ample sunlight :) palm loves sunlight....

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@AestheticPhlox they can get infected from other plants or from the store you bought them from.

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