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Moonshiner · 09-10-2011, 08:48 PM

Thought I would warn any cycad growers in the Mid-Atlantic to be on the lookout for stinkbugs attacking your sago. I had a beautiful new flush of 13 fronds a few weeks ago. About halfway to maturity, 3-4 of them suddenly got soft and started to die back about halfway up the stems. While I originally thought scale, I finally discovered that stinkbugs had thrust their nasty little proboscises into the immature stems. I was forced to bring it inside and wait for them to harden over. I lost the top half of all 4 fronds. They look like hell, but I will leave them there until they dry out completely.

BEWARE!

09-10-2011, 08:48 PM	#54 (permalink)
Moonshiner Moonshiner's Photo Gallery Location: Libertytown, MD Find me on the map! Zone: 6-7 Name: Mike Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 83 BananaBucks : 35,493 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 39 Times Was Thanked 79 Times in 37 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 26 Times	Re: ATTN: Sago Palm growers Thought I would warn any cycad growers in the Mid-Atlantic to be on the lookout for stinkbugs attacking your sago. I had a beautiful new flush of 13 fronds a few weeks ago. About halfway to maturity, 3-4 of them suddenly got soft and started to die back about halfway up the stems. While I originally thought scale, I finally discovered that stinkbugs had thrust their nasty little proboscises into the immature stems. I was forced to bring it inside and wait for them to harden over. I lost the top half of all 4 fronds. They look like hell, but I will leave them there until they dry out completely. BEWARE! __________________ Mike Last edited by Moonshiner : 09-11-2011 at 11:26 AM.