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House Plant Question: Help Please?
DCPatriot:
House Plant Question: Help Please?
I have two palm tree plants that have a white, cottony matter concentrated near the stalk/trunk. After looking for information on Google, I decided to treat the plant for both insects AND disease.
The plants went into stress and the lower leafy stems while remaining green....are virtually hanging by a thread.
I'd put them outside but somebody would steal them, and yet they need the best chance to survive.
Can anybody tell by looking at the pics here what it might be? One tree is 9 ft tall and don't want to lose it.
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any suggestions? ideas? thanks
A.Hun:
That looks like mealy bugs.
They are treatable, but tough to get rid of.
DCPatriot:
--- Quote from: A.Hun on May 12, 2012, 08:28:44 pm ---That looks like mealy bugs.
They are treatable, but tough to get rid of.
--- End quote ---
I sprayed the plants thoroughly near the affected areas, but did it inside the house. Maybe I'll have to do it again, outside.
Thank you for the suggestion of mealy bugs....will go look them up.
A.Hun:
Good luck! We love our houseplants, it looks like a greenhouse around here in winter!
We have fought mealy bugs many times over the years.
Rapunzel:
mealy bugs are the worst!
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