Are these spider mites?
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But now after 2 weeks i dont see any improvement and i noticed little webs on a lot of branches (photo example) Also i have another larch, chinese elm and a juniper on which i also noticed some webs now.
I have a magnifying glass (3.5x) and i was trying to spot some little bugs but didnt see any, also i tried to shake branches while holding white paper but nothing has fallen on it... Now im not sure what to do should i wait? or should i use more chemical designed for spider mites now?
Also on two of the pictures you can see ends of needles shriveled up on larch, any idea what happend there?
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- I do not see spider mite infection here.
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Travi51 wrote: I'm sorry, I have never dealt with them be for so I don't know. Have you tried looking them up? It's never bad to spray your trees for bugs ect. I use neem oil concentrate, I dilute it and spray my trees for nats and other bugs it's also a fungicide and miticide.
I disagree. It is bad to just spray plants with poison. Most insects do not do any harm and often are good in keeping balance. Besides this, it is often hurtfull for larger animals that eat insects. Just spraying because something could be there is a bad appraoch. Find out what you are dealing with, whether it is harmful and only then consider whether spraying is needed.
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Overall tree looks pretty weak, should I put it in a more shady location? It has full sun from about 8:00 am till 14:00.
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