Pygmy date palm

Question

Hello. The short palm in front looks sickly. Can you tell from photos what may be issue? Also there’s white residue on larger palms. I used palm fertilizer about a month ago (grass on either side of palm was killed in preparation for new landscaping). Thank you

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Answer 1

Looks like a pretty good case of Palm Scale.
This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/palms/sticky-palm-tree-leaves-treatment-for-palm-scale.htm