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 wonβt open fully - should I worry?

1ft to light, indirect

13β pot with drainage

Last watered 1 year ago
Thanks for tagging us in, @LittleCrow
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 alcoholοΏΌ. 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! οΏΌ
@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.
@kaleena @RJG @sarahsalith is there something that is as helpful as rubbing alcohol? Thanks for helping though. π
@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
@RJG Amazon doesn't ship things here, otherwise I would order it.
@LittleCrow oh i was just hoping to give you a better translation.
@LittleCrow you usually buy this alcohol in a drug store. Didnβt see the comment about fuzzies at first.
You can βwashβ the plant with water & insecticide soap before getting alcohol but the idea is to remove the bugs ASAP. π€π½
You can βwashβ the plant with water & insecticide soap before getting alcohol but the idea is to remove the bugs ASAP. π€π½
@RJG oh, sorry. π
Thank you. π
Thank you. π
@LittleCrow No worries! hope you can find a solution. Spinosad pesticides help too!
@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.
What about hydrogen peroxide? Generally the drug stores have 3% which wonβt harm plants - if stronger dilute with water. Use that on a QTip or put in a spray bottle. I am so lucky Iβve 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 donβt jump onto another plant.
@AestheticPhlox they can get infected from other plants or from the store you bought them from.