Category: Bonsai Pests
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Bonsai Pests: Pine Butterflies
Most bonsai pests don’t lay their intentions out in the open. Spider mites hide under foliage. Root aphids go unseen until it’s too late. Scale insects wear armor.…
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Bonsai Pests: Sawflies
If you work with pines long enough, eventually you’ll run into these tiny troublemakers. It starts with a pine needle that looks… off. A little row of bumps,…
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Bonsai Pests: Cicadas
This spring brought a level of tree damage I hadn’t seen in nearly two decades. It began with a low drone early in the day. By afternoon, the…