Spider Mite Identification

[@EllecastArow]

this guy is super knowledgeable! i feel like i'm in a classroom

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[@guitarstud1]

Even though this is info is geared towards Bonsais, this video is very informative and helpful to all plant lovers! Thanks so much!

[@tammykoh117]

you are amazing thank you so much for this what a wonderful crash course, panicked today when i found out my luffa and chilli plants were all infested with spider mites and im so relieved that i found such a comprehensive and clear guide on what im dealing with and what to do! thank you!!! hehe ::)) this made my day

[@PlantObsessed]

Thanks for the video. I didn't think they would be an issue this year in the Midwest due to the rain and high humidity. After the video I checked my trees against the paper test. My Juniper I was growing out didn't show signs but was infested. I used the water method. Thanks again. You Rock.

[@tomcharles4027]

yaasss. i usually wrap a plastic bag with drawstrings gently over the base during the spray to help avoid too much water going in to the medium.

[@peterboneg]

A couple of things you didn’t cover. What species do they affect and in what’s parts of the world are they an issue?

[@bobbugay5010]

Hi Ryan, great video on spider mites, thanks. Eight years ago I moved from the SFO Bay Area to the Sierra foothills. I never had a spider mite problem until I moved here. The Blue Oaks of our area are just crawling with spider mite, and I am lucky (or unlucky, depending on how you look at things) to have a very large Blue Oak that provides shade to my rear patio and my bonsai. Needless to say, I always have a spider mite problem. I have used all methods you mentioned with mixed successes. Additionally, I use Lady Bugs in the spring when I know there coming, so far, that seems to work best for me. I’m a little surprised that you didn’t mention predatory bugs in you video as one method. The lady bugs stay around as long as there is a food source. Once they leave, I wait a few weeks, and then get another supply. Seems to be controlling the mites on my trees, as I haven lost a tree to them. Again, great video. Bob

[@oscar_jjuarez5266]

Im growing rosemary and every couple of days when i come back to water my plants i see A lot of spider webs ... any suggestions? One that won’t harm my plants as well?

[@davidbonasera3037]

Very well explained. Thanks a bunch Ryan

[@dracokaiser]

Ive used a 1 part lemon juice and 5 parts water spray on spider mites after jet spraying the foliage before. It was highly affective and environmentally safe

[@mrharlemike28]

This was amazing! Extremely helpful! Thank you for the very detailed information!

[@l1nkd1]

Very educational. Always appreciate videos like this. Thank you.

[@dmitrimikrioukov5935]

I notice mites and pests in general become an issue only when a plant is already stressed. For example, houseplants often get them in autumn and winter when it's warm enough for the mites inside, but the plants don't get enough light to boost their resistance.

[@nachoupe]

Thanks for sharing, amazing video Ryan as always

[@1Crbodybuilding]

Will the gray foliage green again after is ciredyfrom mites?

[@richardnewton8834]

Very informative video. Dealing with spider mites on my kishu currently. Curious is Avid (Abamectin) safe for use on junipers/Shimpaku ?

[@NC-wl1xm]

Very helpful information. Look into The Amazing Doctor Zymes, not harmful to water or environments, use at night to avoid pollinators. Also released predatory insects is another option. Like lace wigs more effective than lady bugs. Also how can you tell the difference between spider mite webbing and beneficial spider webbing?

[@SmallBalconyBonsai]

Great video, very informative as usual! Many thanks!!

[@kadencarr5142]

Is this problem most common or only occurring with needles, or other types of Bonsai foliage?

[@devarajdevaraj3842]

Can we use wettable sulphur for spider mites

[@ArijanaLukic]

Thank you very much! This has been very helpful!

[@jugado219]

Great vid. Thank you. What are the best bosai tools for the money? Good average tools? Thank you.

[@Kitty-hj6nv]

Many Thanks!!! Great information, appreciate you making this video.

[@bibit3856]

Is the blood yellow? I don’t see red. I’m asking bc I need to do this test. And I would like to know what exactly it is that I’m looking for. Thanks!

[@russellsnyder2281]

Natural born teacher! Thank you

[@chema5253]

Very helpful,thank you very much.

[@ascendordie7427]

Using water to wash off spider mites sounds like fighting fire with a blanket. It only works if the fire is small enough.

[@jakebonsai2165]

You can't recommend chemicals but I can. I use Bayer Tree & Shrub or Merit on all my trees twice a year. Once in spring just as trees start sap flow and again in fall just as trees are preparing for winter dormancy. In conjunction I use Bayer 3 in 1 every 30 days throughout the growing season on the upper AND lower sides of the foliage. Organics are fine for someone that has a few trees but in my experience it just isn't feasible for someone that has a bonsai garden with trees numbering in the hundreds. Proactive pest control IMO is the best practice. Now here in Southern Ohio we really don't have to worry about spidermites because of the high humidity but with that high humidity brings along a whole other multitude of pests and diseases.

[@thepaperstaggering]

Thanks, Ryan.

[@Arokhantos]

Paper test never worked for me suddenly webs everywhere and i see a white dot crawling not even 2 spotted just pure white mites crawling on top of leaves not under the leaves no damage even, even had webs go from plant to fly tape against gnats, no idea why recently learned ficus tree's are mite magnets i have 2 ficus micro carpa ginseng under 60 to 70% humidity and recently got big ficus tree elastica tinneke that had few webs on them.

[@LostFelidae]

Thank you, the video is useful and professional as usual. Are trees can get easily cross infection from our hands/clothes, if we control several in the same time?

[@jakebonsai2165]

Yes, mites can hitch a ride on humans. This is the main method mites get into indoor gardens.

[@MF-fc5vk]

I got mites on my 15year old elm, they have destroyed it. Hopefully I now can control this problem. Thanks 😊

[@katetanti2114]

They sound like .. elm beetle .. I put 2 confidor balls either side of my 28yr old Sliver elm tree .. it saved part of the foliage , then the following year. . Its back to normal health ..I was told that there is nothing to eradicate Elm Beetle .. but thanks to some friendly advice it worked for me .

[@bennysoliven12]

I have a question. Can you decandle a (thunderhead) japanese black pine the same way as regular Japanese black pine? Mine didn't seem to produce summer buds the same as my other black pines did. I wasn't able to find this information online.

[@TejaJaensch]

Hey crew! Awesome video! Do these blighters mostly impact pines?

[@JosiahRitchie]

Even green beans and Basil have problems

[@edcammarata6430]

Good video , thank you

[@JanetMutter]

Can they get in your eyes?

[@ricardopataro]

Thank you Ryan! Great Video!

[@mrharlemike28]

Question. After watching this video, I realized that My majesty palm has the mites. I also had them in some logs that I brought into my home from outside. I'm pretty much ready to throw all of them out, But I am worried that they may have climbed up my wall to my hanging plants and maybe across my living room about 3 1/3 yards to another tree type plant that I have..Any comments. The tree seems fine.. Thank you in advance. You're great!

[@jakebonsai2165]

Spidermites cannot crawl up walls, they are a mite not a spider. They are transported to plants by different vehicles such as wind, animals especially birds, and even humans. You are most likely to spread spidermites to your indoor plants via your clothing but crawling up walls you do not need to worry about.

[@DmitriyPanasyuk]

Thanks now I can keep em off my pot plants !!

[@audreyoctavianthe5123]

Thank you Ryan, God bless you 🙏

[@waqasskhan951]

Very informative

[@karinarivera6354]

The information is good

[@carginfer2353]

I think I have these but they aren't as small as you describe them... They are like small red spiders that make really small webs

[@supersixone9848]

Excellent

[@schlepers]

Thx!!

[@Arokhantos]

What about wind🤔

[@pedromanuelrodriguezdiaz8024]

Enhorabuena por el vídeo!. Aunque en ingles entiendo poco

[@pedromanuelrodriguezdiaz8024]

Bonsai Mirai Dios, me encantaria porque me encantan sus vídeos!! Saludos desde España

[@johndoggart1994]

Thank you for the video, and the lesson, Im grateful you guys are putting out videos that cover every aspect of a certain subjects. Learned alot thank you, keep sharing the knowledge.

[@ctrey8395]

The tissue on my cannabis plant stem was torn and looked like tissue coming out I had soil every where in my tent that was there for months I saw a white looking spider they were pretty big though i sprayed my tent down

[@curtisnt]

thank you

[@jackmartin4737]

Very informative video! There are definelty applications that work but I like to avoid any chemical treatments. I use hypoaspis miles for first treatment. Dr zymes also works quite well if predator mites dont do the trick.

[@mbt2310]

Closeup with smartphone is also working fine.

[@annebrunner3649]

Great video. Thank you.

[@Arokhantos]

Seen no mites but seen webbing around trunk of a seedling

[@treedaddy4260]

This nursery seems gigantic

[@jimjam6598]

Take a shot every time he says spider mite :)

[@SirDuckOLot]

I hate spidermites

[@technokaguya]

a spider mite is a f..... arachnid which is related to spiders and ticks

[@spilledit]

I wish the intro was looooonger.....

[@Joy-eo3nv]

Crazy becayse is not worth it!