My 2 small pindos had the same worms,I cut the trunk down a inch at a time and after 4 cuts I still couldent see the bud.I took a flashlight and looked down futher in the palm and it looked like they were eating on the inside of the trunk,it was mushy looking.Mine were rotted all the way to the ground inside the trunk.I dug mine up and tossed them.Mine were small so it wasent that big of a deal.I bought 2 more and planted them in there place.If your palm is big you could try doing what I did,mabey if you get lucky if you keep cutting you might find solid,dry bud.I think it was jimhardy who is on this forum,and he had a post where he did this and his are growing back.Hope this helps.

I saw where Jim had cut his, and I may do the same. Ive got nothing to lose.

They're probably dead if there's no signs of life by now and you have worms/grubs eating at the dead materials inside.

Only 1 way to find out for sure,time to get out the saw.

Let us know what you find out.

The nice thing about cutting down on them is that
if there is life,they will come back and you effectively
end the rot by opening it up-Good luck!

just a word of caution, jim cut his down to crosscut of the bud so it could recover.

look at his pics from 2 weeks ago.

I have cut down about 2 inches from the rotten part, and found a spear that was creamy yellow in color. No worms or rot. I think I'll see what that does for a few days. If it doesnt start growing, I'll cut some more. Im not attached to it, so Im treating it as an experiment.

It sounds like it might have a chance. Good luck!

It looks like its starting to come back. The spear is starting to turn green, and it has pushed up about and inch in the last couple of days. It sure does look funny with the top chopped off.

Definetly a fresh green spear emerging. Im glad I cut it. Seems like once it got some air and sun, it started growing as if nothing happened.

That's awesome,post some pics.

Windmill palms are definitely the masters of recovery! I cant believe its growing again. Glad to hear its going to be okay and that this method works (as a last resort of course).

Good luck!
-Alex