This mass is commonly seen in the burrow made by the beetle at crown region and its presence indicates the pest activity. Breeds in manure heaps. Hook out beetle from the crown and kill it. Slug caterpillar Macroplectra nararia Feeds on the leaves leaving only the mid rid. Older palms through trunk to crown.
Affected seedlings wither and die.
Cover the germinating nuts with a layer of sand. Diseases Stem bleeding Ceratocystis paradoxa Exudation of the brownish black liquid through cracks on the trunk. This fluid turns black as it dries. Tissues below the bleeding patch become decayed. In young palms tissues rot internally and on piercing the stem a yellow fluid rushes out.