You probably have aphids. You can take them off with
alcohol or use something like Safer's Insecticidal
Soap. Sometimes ants use aphids like we use cows.
They "milk" the aphids. So you may also have an ant
problem that makes your aphids reappear.

Kitsune Miko


--- Juwesm wrote:
My first bonsai tree is struggling with pests. It
starts off fine, but
once a few leaves have developed, tiny white
creatures appear on the
newest leaves. They are very small, and look like
specks of dust until
I watch them closely and see them moving. Once they
have appeared, this
seems to stop further growth, the leaves and
branches get no bigger,
and eventually the leaves fall off. Once this has
happened, new
branches and leaves appear, grow nicely for a few
weeks, and then the
tiny pests come back again. Can anybody tell me what
these are and how
to get rid of them? My tree is a Chinese Elm.
Thanks.
--
Juwesm

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