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Feb 17, 2018 11:58 AM CST

Hi everyone. I've had the palm for almost two years and always thought the brown spots were from the sun until it started to die. The dracena elephantypes (?) came from Walmart and I thought it was just sand in-between the leaves until I saw the leaves die and a sappy, honeydew substance on them. My Mexican cucumber was also doing fine overwintering until I checked the back sides of the leaves, which keep dying off one by one. I am trying to contain this so it doesn't spread, but it looks like something similar is on my hibiscus (not shown) though it could be a type of fly.

I don't want to throw them out, as they have sentimental value, one being from my wedding. Is there a horticulture oil I could purchase to kill the pests/could someone help ID what the pests are? I think the palm has Florida red scale, but I'm not sure about the others. I live in western Wisconsin, close to the border of Minnesota, so outside plants come in for the winter and go next to each other in the sunniest room.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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