Yellow leaves of the gold fruit palm indicate pests

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• Yellow leaves of the gold fruit palm indicate pests
• Gold fruit palm yellow leaves by spider mites
• Tips

Yellow leaves may be an indication of pest infestation

Yellow leaves of the gold fruit palm indicate pests

If the gold fruit palm or Areca palm gets yellow leaves, it is responsible for an infestation by pests in most cases. To treat the yellow leaves and prevent pest infestation.

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Gold fruit palm yellow leaves by spider mites

If the leaves of the golden fruit palm turn yellow, the palm is almost always affected by spider mites. These pests are very difficult to see with the naked eye. Sprinkle the leaves with water. If there are small webs in the leaf axils, spider mites are at work.

Rinse off the Areca palm with lukewarm water and use chopsticks to control spider mites.

Increase the humidity in the room by spraying the fronds with lukewarm water. Too dry air promotes the appearance of spider mites.

Tips

Cut off the yellow leaves of the Goldfruchtpalme, if you are quite sure that pest infestation is responsible for it. Shorten them so that a small stub remains on the trunk.