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This white stuff is on the underside of my pindo palm fronds. Only on the older lower leaves. Any idea what it is
and how to get rid of it?
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Posted : 03/10/2010 6:34 pm
I have the exact same thing!! They wipe off.. It takes awhile though..
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Posted : 03/10/2010 7:08 pm
They're scale insects. Spray them with a systemic insecticide.
Posted : 03/10/2010 7:21 pm
I often get them when palms are in the house over winter, they burn off and wash away with heat and rain. They wipe off too...
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 03/10/2010 8:59 pm
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Thanks everyone. Hopefully I can get rid of it before winter comes.
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Posted : 03/10/2010 9:49 pm
You have an infestation of mealy bugs IMO . http://www.cactus-art.biz/note-book/Dictionary/Dictionary_M/dictionary_mealy_bugs.htm Use a garden hose with a spray nozzle to remove them.Here is a remedy to control them after. http://www.ehow.com/how_6935_control-mealybugs.html Since winter is coming soon they will die after the first frost with that Butia planted outside.Very nice palm by the way!
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 06/10/2010 11:25 pm
Johns right, mealy bugs. If you touch them they will be sticky. Frost will kill them but a neem spray or a systemic will speed up the process for peace of mind.
Bill
Posted : 07/10/2010 1:17 am
I posted earlier about how to use rubbing alcohol to control mealybug`s. After reading Steve`s post on "Cycads"posted article on how well coffee grounds kill and control mealybugs.Thank you Steve. I am going to try it on my one and only Cycas revoluta and my other Cycad I got from Barb C. debaoensis. Damn mealybug`s every winter in the house. I`m now going to give it a try for my tropical palms and every other plant that is inside as they become infested as well. Now to find the right dosage?
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 07/10/2010 2:53 am
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