New Growth on Queen Palm turning brown

I have a small queen palm (trunk is about 5 feet tall). The new growth coming out of the center turned brown and died. It pulled out easily. I have been told it's fungus, also that it is weevils. Any ideas? We have several more and don't want to see whatever it is spread to our other trees.

Hi Guest,
I asked Phil Bergman (Palm Expert from Jungle Music Nursery - you can contact him at www.junglemusic.net )says the following:

That's a harder Q. B/c it requires an inspection of the new growth by going up on a ladder. One would look for insects, rot, etc. Also, you need to know where the person lives. If they are in a very cold area, last year's winter could have set the plant back and now it's showing signs of the problem. Also, too little water or too strong of fertilizer can kill new growth.
So, it takes more questions and answers back and forth to work your way through it.