Bonsai Tree Bugs

Red spider mites are almost microscopic and are often very difficult to spot.

Bonsai tree bugs. Their young feed off the fungus in the soil. Removing the pests by hand and or spraying your bonsai with a mild insecticide will help eliminate the insects but infected foliage will still need to be removed and a fungicide applied. Little yellow speckles on leaf surfaces. Spray the tree with a fungicide to prevent reinfection.

How do i know. Try to identify the insects either by photographing them and asking for advice at on. The second strategy is to use an insecticide labeled for mealy bugs. Tiny pure white moths resting on leaf surfaces.

How do i know. Like many pests they will often live on the underside of the leaves sucking the sap from between the membranes. Insects often found on bonsai. White flies are a common type of bonsai pests for indoor bonsai trees.

Sometimes brought about by pests or other external contamination bacteria and viruses can cause bonsai tree diseases mould and fungi. How do i know. Common bonsai tree insects and pests spider mites. When disturbed these moth like flies.

Spray the tree thoroughly paying particular attention to the undersides of leaves and twigs and branches. Gnats can be a common problem in plants kept indoors including bonsai. Even though they have the name whitefly they re actually more like aphids than. Sometimes they will secrete a sappy substance known as honeydew which can attract ants and create additional fungal infestations on your bonsai.

Discolored leaves flowers or fruits heavy leaf loss slow growth wilting branches and shoot dieback. Leaves suddenly turn yellow and fall of the tree. If you notice little flying bugs around your indoor plants and trees you probably have fungus gnats. The best way to identify an infestation is to shake a branch over a piece of white paper and the mites will fall like a fine red dust.

Do this again in 7 to 10 days to ensure they are completely eliminated. These are one of the most dangerous bonsai tree pests and can kill your plant quite quickly if not treated. Honeydew trails bring fungus and mold. Sometimes black sooty mould can be caused by an infestation of aphids or scale insects.

When you turn a leaf over tiny oval shaped. Under or over watering under or over feeding inappropriate growing conditions including airless compacted soil and poor positioning of the bonsai all cause stress to a tree leaving it more susceptible to infection from disease and bugs. Identifying bonsai pests and diseases dying leaves on bonsai. How to get rid of whiteflies on a bonsai tree whiteflies make your bonsai sticky.

This is often the result of a sudden lack of. Hence the name fungus gnats.