Great information, I hope that there are more information about fig bud mites, I was newbie last year, for my limited fig bud mite experience, It is not hard to kill adult fig bud mites, However, Their eggs are problem, they like to lay their eggs at fig bud area.
Correct me If I am wrong.
How they infect to other trees? I find that both adults mites and their eggs do fell down to ground mainly due to wind or you move fig tree around often, with their limited movability, Some of them can move back to nearby trees, That's why some people report that they do not infect to other fig trees, While, I live at windy area, It infected to 100FT distance in one season.
In Canada, They ban most insecticide, Availiable are soap, oil, Pyrethrin and Malethion, Do not waste your time on soap and oil, both Pyrethrim and Malethion kill adult fig bud mites, They die and their bodies dried up to amber color, but useless on eggs, under Sunlight, Pyrethrim lose its killing ability in few hours while Malethion lose its killing ability in few days. If you use Pyrethrim, make sure shake the bottle well before use, Also test spray on garden spiders and ants, Due to its poison breakdown easily by Sunlight and hot cold cycle.
I find that their eggs can handle cold as well, I left my potted fig tree at dry unheated shed, During winter, Temperature went down to -7 ( 20F) for month, They do come back at Spring, While outdoor in ground trees are clear of FMV mites, There must be other factor that kill their eggs, Like windchill cold and moisture level Etc.
I guess that methods work for spider mite, should work for FMV mites as well.