White louse scale on Johannesteijsmannia Altifrons

[happypalms]

Had a sick little Joey with a bit of white louse scale I found over the back hidden in a batch of joeys I had. So it got isolated and then planted in the garden after a good strong hose down to remove as much louse scale as possible. I don’t want to spray my palms with fungicide and insecticide, for various reasons one I work in an orchard and don’t really want too have those sort of chemicals on my property. Yes there are alternative organic sprays that are quite effective but I just choose not to spray my plants anymore I’ve had enough of chemicals in my life.  So the Joey gets planted in the ground and I will let Mother Nature sort the situation out over time, with plant not being in a monoculture environment it should build up its own resistance and sort the situation out itself over time. 

[gyuseppe]

I see chamaedorea adscendens everywhere

[happypalms]

18 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

I see chamaedorea adscendens everywhere

That’s the one I have them everywhere at least 50 mature ones. I will do a post for you but for now look up some of my other chamaedorea posts 

[Harry’s Palms]

Last year I had a bit ,not much , of scale. I hadn’t had any in many years . At first I thought it was paint splatter or something . I didn’t worry about it , I just wiped the scale off with a damp paper towel and a bit of dish liquid. It took a few weeks and repeated “treatments”  but the scale disappeared and never spread to any of the others in the area. The palm never knew they were there! The only time I had to worry about scale was when I had house plants , very rare in the garden . You are right about nature , it seems to balance things if left to resolve , unless the plant is sick. Harry

[happypalms]

15 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Last year I had a bit ,not much , of scale. I hadn’t had any in many years . At first I thought it was paint splatter or something . I didn’t worry about it , I just wiped the scale off with a damp paper towel and a bit of dish liquid. It took a few weeks and repeated “treatments”  but the scale disappeared and never spread to any of the others in the area. The palm never knew they were there! The only time I had to worry about scale was when I had house plants , very rare in the garden . You are right about nature , it seems to balance things if left to resolve , unless the plant is sick. Harry

I would have to say scale and mealy bug annd spider mites,  apart from chewing insects are about the only problem I really get. One of the problems I have is working in a large orchard where all sorts of bugs reside they come home with me on my clothes especially mites. Not to mention seeds from all sorts of weeds in my boots and socks. Each year in my area there are different outbreaks of different insects, one of the problems living close to a large 1500 acre farm ( about a ten minute drive away) the wind delivers all sorts of different insects and weeds. It’s one big monoculture nightmare one out all out in monoculture,  diversity is the key. 
Richard