Something eating my palms

Hi all, new member here looking for advice

I have some palms in the back garden that we have had for over 2 years. Recently I noticed that they were looking a bit tatty. Upon closer inspection I noticed they appeared to have been eaten, I have attached pictures for you to look at in the hope of some advice.

Thanks in advance Simon. :thumb:


The plant:



The problem



Another plant



This is one of the problems. As you can see the stem? has rotted/been eaten in the middle



Thanks in advance for any help.

 

That looks like damage as the new leaves were forming, rather than something chomping on the unfurled leaves, did you notice if they started our perfect and then became damaged or were like that right from the start.

Its hard to tell what may have eaten them, but keep an eye out for any bugs on them, maybe vineweavil. Sometimes new leaves which are forming over winter can be damaged by frost and come out looking tatty.

Canary Island date Palms are one of the quicker growers so should out grow the bad leaves reasoanably quickly.

 

Simon, I think its the same problem I had last winter.

The crown of the plant seems to get some kind of rot into it during winter and when the leaves grow away in summer they appear to have been eaten.

it has been suggested that it could be earwigs, but personally, I've never come across an active earwig in winter.
So who knows.
But I will be checking in the crown of my plants this winter and perhaps a couple of fungicide sprays during the winter.