What's eating my sageretia bonsai?

Sageretia bonsai is a delicate indoor species highly susceptible to spider mites, which thrive in the warm, dry air most homes provide. Scale insects and mealybugs hide in the tiny bark fissures of older specimens. Aphids attack soft new growth. Because Sageretia is sensitive to stress, early pest detection prevents rapid decline.

Tiny pale dots across small leaves; webbing on undersides; leaf drop accelerates under stress. Mist leaves twice daily; spray neem oil or miticide to both leaf surfaces; move to a cooler, brighter position.

Small waxy bumps on twigs and bark; yellowing leaves; sooty mold on honeydew. Remove with alcohol-dipped cotton swab; apply horticultural oil spray; repeat every two weeks for two months.

Colonies on young shoots; curled, sticky leaves; slowed growth on a tree already sensitive to disturbance. Rinse off with room-temperature water; treat with diluted insecticidal soap; inspect every few days until clear.