bamboo white cream

My new bamboo shoots, which are about 15 feet high, have a white cream-like substance on them very thick. Help!

Stephen

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#1 Comment By Alisma On 09/03/2016 @ 10:38 pm

The culprit could be a type of scale insects, especially mealybugs. See these articles for identification and advice:

http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/PLANTS/INVERT/mealybugs.html ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/mealybugs-control.htm ^[2]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/bamboo/bamboo-with-brown-tips.htm ^[3]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/control-plant-scale.htm ^[4]

Here’s what mealybugs look like up close:
http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/mealybugs.htm ^[5]

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[1] http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/PLANTS/INVERT/mealybugs.html: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/PLANTS/INVERT/mealybugs.html

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/mealybugs-control.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/mealybugs-control.htm

[3] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/bamboo/bamboo-with-brown-tips.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/bamboo/bamboo-with-brown-tips.htm

[4] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/control-plant-scale.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/control-plant-scale.htm

[5] http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/mealybugs.htm: http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/mealybugs.htm

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