Help! Controlling mites? on Queen Palm

[sipalms]

Would really appreciate urgent help with one of my smallest and favourite Queen Palms.

It's been shooting out new growth this spring but upon checking the spear last weekend, I noticed dying/brown/something wrong look with the outgoing leaves of the current frond as well as the spear. 

I did notice a few red spider mites racing around this area so I assume that's what it is... Any ideas on treatment?? I don't wanna lose this palm :-(

Last weekend I poured quite a bit of hydrogen peroxide down there and it fizzed pretty good. This week the growth looks pretty shocking still but not much change. So this week I've doused in Yates conqueror, which is supposed to control mites. I noticed an earwig come crawling out too. I tugged on the spear and it seems well secured. But I wanna kill whatever is going on. My only hope is that as it's not a fungi I might be okay.

We don't have red palm weevil in New Zealand.

Sorry photos aren't the best. Help would really be appreciated.

 

 

Edited November 28, 2020 by sipalms

[Jim in Los Altos]

Looks like you had some pretty serious rot in the bud. Do the hydrogen peroxide at least twice a week and, if you can, dry the area after about an hour. Looks like your Queen is hungry as well. How do you feed it? 

[sipalms]

1 hour ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Looks like you had some pretty serious rot in the bud. Do the hydrogen peroxide at least twice a week and, if you can, dry the area after about an hour. Looks like your Queen is hungry as well. How do you feed it? 

Thanks, will do!

I feed them with sheep pellets, (we're in NZ okay...) and a cupful of nitrophoska twice per season. Water, they get 1h15m of dripper irrigation three times per week.

Edited November 28, 2020 by sipalms

[Jim in Los Altos]

12 hours ago, sipalms said:

Thanks, will do!

I feed them with sheep pellets, (we're in NZ okay...) and a cupful of nitrophoska twice per season. Water, they get 1h15m of dripper irrigation three times per week.

Queen palms are heavy feeders and drinkers. They need extra nitrogen as well. Give them everything they need and they can survive even in cooler climates.