Help with Office Plant!
I planted this palm in early February. I had a heck of a time with gnats. I tried nematodes, but that didn't work, so I added some Mosquito Bits under the rock. That helped cut WAY back on the number of these buggers.
I went on vacation and didn't water this one weekend. When I came back, the fronds were turning brown. This can't be because I missed one watering! When I got back, I bought some Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food hoping it might help. Following the directions on the bottle, I put two pumps in the watering can and watered the plant.
Today, when I was taking these pictures, I noticed what look like spider webs (seen here). These are in multiple areas of the plant. We have other plants in the office, and no other plants have these spider web things. I can see super tiny reddish bugs walking around in the webs (best seen here).
What is the best way to remove these bugs without injuring the plant? And how can I get it green and happy again? Is there a better fertilizer, or can the Mosquito Bits be causing the plant harm? The lady at the plant store told me to sprinkle the bits onto the soil for best gnat removal. The bits are currently sitting on top of the soil under the rocks, but I can remove these if they're harming the plant.
Unless I can remove these bugs and get it green again, this will get planted in my backyard.