White Stuff on Underside of Palm Leaves

My sago palm has white, soft looking stuff on the underside of its leaves. It almost has the look of snow. How do I get rid of this?

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 03/11/2011 @ 7:39 am

This sounds like palm scale. The following articles should be of some help to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/mealybugs-white-residue-on-plants-leaves.htm ^[1]

Treatment: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/palms/sticky-palm-tree-leaves-treatment-for-palm-scale.htm ^[2]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm ^[3]

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