No, you won't see the critters. What you can do is smash some of the white stuff between your fingers. If it winds up sticky--it's spider mites. You don't see them because they are so tiny--mites!
You can get a magnifying glass and watch them move, sometimes. The white fuzzy stuff is a waxy coating so they are impervious to a lot of things--that's why it takes a heavy stream of water to 'blow' them off or a physical wipe with a wet cloth. It could be something else, like powdery mildew, but if only on the underside of the leaves it's usually spider mites. If even on plant had them where you got the tree they spread from plant to plant. When they get really badly infested they'll start showing up at leaf junctions too. Samala, Renee -------Original Message------- I can't see any critters with the naked eye. Just white stuff. It is mostly on the bottom sides of the leaves though. I suppose I could hose the tree.
