Need help identifying bugs

NYC_Fignetic

NYC_Fignetic

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Does anyone know if these are spider mites ? I have them on 2 plants. I sprayed all my plants / Trees down with Minx2 2 times and did not kill these guys. I just finished replacing the soil on both fig trees washing out the roots etc. Since i can't post the video here, i am not sure if this is ok to post the FB link If not mods can close.

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Not only that, but you have to belong to that group. Pics please!
IME insecticidal soap does a dynamite job on things like spider mites.
 
Here some pics
 

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Mites usually live under leaves and you see very fine webbing in the crotches of leaves and branches. On the leaves you see very tiny white specs on the leaves like fine freckles where they have fed in the past and white moving specs on the webbing. Those are my observations with my citrus trees when they come inside for the winter. I don't know what those insects are, but I recommend Bonide's All Season's Dormant and Horticultural Oil. I use this on my citrus and fig trees and it has always done the job with any insect infestations.
 
Looks to me like they are coming from underneath the soil just like fungus gnats do. If so you may need something that works on mites and gnats. Mix up some Gnatrol and pour into the soil. It won’t harm your plant.
 
Hard to tell, but I think those are soil mites. They eat decaying organic material and do their thing. Not a bad thing. I have them in all my pots, they don’t hurt your plants.
 
Soil-born, so a foliar spray would not work. I see similar in my worm bin, an established resident that is supposedly harmless. If they get out of control (usually due to excess feeding/moisture), I take a piece of whole grain bread (whole grain because it's sturdy and won't turn to mush) wetted with milk and leave it sit on the surface over night, it brings them out in droves., where I can scoop them, or spray them with IPA or poison of choice.
 
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