Nasty borers , palm killers !

[aussiearoids]

lowey [ Bruce ] visited a while ago and was good enough to show me the reason why all my Flamethrowers carked it .

Seems they are irresistible to these nasties .

Hide inside here .

Eggs hatch into these hungry grubs

This was eating into a Dypsis cabadea

[virtualpalm]

Michael, we have a similar (native) palm-boring weevil here in Florida that is quite a bit larger than yours. It primarily attacks the native Sabal palmetto, but will also go for other species of Sabal, as well as Canary Island date palms (and I am sure others).

Jody

[Mandrew968]

They love Latanias! I have heard Bismarckias too, but I KNOW they like Latanias.

[ariscott]

Probably what killed my raphia

[paulgila]

thats horrible!

is there any way to detect them before theyve killed the palm?

[Pedro 65]

Michael this is frightening stuff, im sure Arden wont mind me mentioning, he said he lost his 2 or 3 largest Marias Stumpy to these recently. Michael, make sure you burn every bit of the palm to kill any larvae or eggs, dont just throw it on the heap, im sure you are very well aware of this. Pete

[aussiearoids]

Its a wonder anything survives with all the pests up here

There is also a 'cane beetle' that eats away at the roots .

[Pedro 65]

Its a wonder anything survives with all the pests up here

There is also a 'cane beetle' that eats away at the roots .

With very little of "Burning of the Cane", its only going to get worse?

[LJG]

I would assume these are not native? They kind of look like the palm weevil that has been introduced here and I beleive has been held in check.

[Pedro 65]

I would assume these are not native? They kind of look like the palm weevil that has been introduced here and I beleive has been held in check.

Len, around the world, if theres cane theres cane weevil and cane or palm borers, im not sure on their origins as they would vary.In Australia, a lot come from New Guinea, if a palm nursery is close to cane plantations anywhere its Buyer Beware.

[Daryl]

They absolutely love Pritchardia. I have lost all of mine except for about 4...

Daryl

[Pedro 65]

They absolutely love Pritchardia. I have lost all of mine except for about 4...

Daryl

Daryl, great old palm folk Larry and Narelle are slowly loosing many a fine specimen to these devils..

[Daryl]

It has been a particularly bad year for them in this area. Unfortunately they can travel up to 1/2 kilometre, so if anybody else within that range has an infestation you're in trouble. Especially with people using cane mulch that still has stems in it.

I have never had these in my garden until this year, and they have killed quite a few nice palms that I have had for many years. I will keep a closer eye on things from now on!

Chinderah is a little close to the cane fields, and I guess they are in the firing line...

Daryl

[chakoro]

Hi all, i accidentally introduced these pests into my place a few years ago when i used cane mulch around my palms normanbyas and purpureas were the main victims.Craig.

[fan palm]

yep got these lovely little critters... i have been trying to get rid of them in a clump of golden canes for about six months now. have lost a foxtail and a macrocarpa to them in the past.