Spruce Gnats and Clover mites

[August44]

I was doing some trimming on a bunch of trees today and found two different bugs that I had not seen before. I was working on a Englemann spruce when I noticed it was crawling with tiny blackish bugs that had wings. Did research and decided they were spruce gnats. Sprayed and got rid of them but glad I decided to work on that tree.

When working on other trees, I see this tiny, red, spider like bug about the size of a pinhead speeding around all over on some of the trees. Research again said they were probably Clover mites. Has anyone had experience with them?. If so I'll spray. There wasn't a lot of them so I wasn't to concerned.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Wouldn’t spray. Fast, red = predatory mites = The good guys!

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[August44]

Wouldn’t spray. Fast, red = predatory mites = The good guys!

Best
DSD sends

O goody. Do they eat spider mites?

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

For sure!


Bob the Predatory Mite arrives!

“Insect(s) fed on: Predatory mites feed primarily on all life stages (eggs, nymphs, and adults) of a wide array of spider mites, as well as other plant-feeding mites such as rust mites and bulb mites. They also feed on the eggs and immature stages, such as crawlers and nymphs, of insects like thrips, whiteflies, and scale insects. The adults of some species feed on pollen, honeydew, fungi, and leaf sap.”

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[August44]

For sure!

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Bob the Predatory Mite arrives!

“Insect(s) fed on: Predatory mites feed primarily on all life stages (eggs, nymphs, and adults) of a wide array of spider mites, as well as other plant-feeding mites such as rust mites and bulb mites. They also feed on the eggs and immature stages, such as crawlers and nymphs, of insects like thrips, whiteflies, and scale insects. The adults of some species feed on pollen, honeydew, fungi, and leaf sap.”

Cheers
DSD sends

Video on the net and they look just like the ones I saw. these are being called predatory mites by numerous people that have viewed the video.

https://packaged-media.redd.it/b2c39w8rqz591/pb/m2-res_1080p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1720342800&s=128537a011861dfe89ba77d0a63f7d06d1672192#t=0

 

[August44]

Video on the net and they look just like the ones I saw. these are being called predatory mites by numerous people that have viewed the video.

https://packaged-media.redd.it/b2c39w8rqz591/pb/m2-res_1080p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1720342800&s=128537a011861dfe89ba77d0a63f7d06d1672192#t=0

There are two links attached here. The bottom one "DASHPLaylist" is the one I was talking about. they look exactly like mine. DSD right again!