Like all palm species, hemp palms are quite robust. With proper care and in a favorable location, neither diseases nor pests are common. What diseases affect the hemp palm and how do you fight pests?

Lice like to nibble on hemp palms

What diseases and pests can occur?

  • sooty mold
  • root rot
  • Red Spiders
  • aphids

Sooty mildew is caused by aphids

If there is a black coating on the leaves of the hemp palm, it is sooty mold. It is not life-threatening to the palm tree, but it will prevent it from growing properly. This fungal disease is triggered by aphids.

Simply wash off the covering. Get rid of all aphids so that they cannot leave any more excretions.

Root rot is caused by waterlogging

If many leaves turn yellow or brown, waterlogging can be the cause. The root ball is then always too moist or there is more water in the saucer.

Water a hemp palm only moderately so that the root ball never dries out completely.

Fight red spiders

Red spiders are noticeable by small webs on the leaf axils. Usually only hemp palms that are grown indoors in dry room air are affected. If the infestation is not treated, the leaves will dry up.

Rinse the hemp palm thoroughly in the shower. Don't forget the undersides of the leaves.

These pests are most prevalent when the humidity is too low. Spray the hemp palm regularly with water. The water should be as low in lime as possible.

drive away aphids

If the leaves of the hemp palm show a sticky coating, aphids are responsible. They leave behind excretions also called honeydew. Aphids suck the leaves and let them die.

Try washing the aphids off the palm tree with a hard shower jet. Remove residue with a soft sponge.

Then treat the hemp palm with a soapy solution for several weeks, with which you spray the leaves. Special plant sticks that you simply stick into the substrate are also a good way to combat aphids.

tips

If the leaves of the hemp palm turn brown or yellow or if the tips of the leaves turn brown, it is usually not a disease. This discoloration is caused by locations that are too dark or frost damage.

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