Pest · 12 plants in our database
Softwood spider mite
Oligonychus ununguis
Which plants
Where you will find it.
Signs and protection differ by plant — the exact steps are on each plant’s page.
Common juniperJuniperus communisFine pale dots on the needles, browning and early drop, webbing in heavy infestation (softwood spider mite).
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Creeping juniperJuniperus horizontalisFine pale dots on the needles, browning and early drop, webbing in heavy infestation (softwood spider mite).
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Eastern arborvitaeThuja occidentalisNeedles are faded, greyish to rusty brown, and laced with fine webbing.
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Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensisNeedles are faded, greyish to rusty brown, and laced with fine webbing.
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Flaky juniperJuniperus squamataFine pale dots on the needles, browning and early drop, webbing in heavy infestation (softwood spider mite).
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Oriental arborvitaePlatycladus orientalisNeedles are faded, greyish to rusty brown, and laced with fine webbing.
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Pfitzer juniperJuniperus × pfitzerianaFine pale dots on the needles, browning and early drop, webbing in heavy infestation (softwood spider mite).
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Picea abiesPicea abiesNeedles are faded, greyish to rusty brown, and laced with fine webbing.
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Picea glaucaPicea glaucaNeedles are faded, greyish to rusty brown, and laced with fine webbing.
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Picea omorikaPicea omorikaNeedles are faded, greyish to rusty brown, and laced with fine webbing.
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Picea pungensPicea pungensNeedles are faded, greyish to rusty brown, and laced with fine webbing.
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SavinJuniperus sabinaFine pale dots on the needles, browning and early drop, webbing in heavy infestation (softwood spider mite).
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