help pests! worms and spiders!

malstar

Can anyone help me please I have found (red/brown) worms in the soil of my chinese elm. so as suggested I left it in water for a couple of hours but don't know if this has worked, I also have white mould at the base of the tree so sprayed this with fungicide.
Now I have found cotton like threads like a spiders web on the leaves, which are curling up.
Please can someone help me and tell me how to get rid of pests and make the tree healthly again its my first and 12 years old.

Thanks

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Elm237

This is only a educated guess but I would guess that your Elm has mites and I am going to give you the same advice that I give all others. I would spray the Elm but, start with the weakest pesticide and the make your way to the strongest. Also take the tree and put it in a bigger pot. When you take it out of it's Bonsai pot spray the leaves with water so as to spray any mites off the plant before repotting. Good Luck --- Elm 237

Elm237

White mold you say, I think thats probably mildew make sure you are'nt over watering. If you do and the soil never dries out it will cause mildew. Elm 237