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Are these larvae or what?

Sandy Loam

By Sandy Loam
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Hello.  Please see the photos below.  I ordered a bundle of ptychosperma elegans palm seedlings from Australia and they have just arrived with the roots absolutely covered in the gooey, clear substance that you see in the photos below.  The photos make it appear as though they are large salt grains stuck to the roots, but when you touch the substance it is actually soft, gooey, sticky and transparent.  I have no idea what it is.  

Is this some type of larvae?  Is it some substance used by nurseries to keep the roots moist while in transit overseas? (The seedlings arrived arrived bare-rooted)  Pardon my ignorance, but I have no idea what this substance is and the seller has not responded to my question about it. 

Please let me know if this is cause for concern or something that I should ignore.  

Thank you in advance for the feedback! 

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The close-up photo is posted above. Below is a second photo of the same thing taken from a distance.

I await your input anxiously.

Thank you.

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It's probably just that water retentive gel that they can keep the roots moist without having to use any moss or soil so they can get through ag check.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

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Whew, what a relief! Thanks, MattyB.

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