The new canes cannot be affected until they fruit next year and a new generation of mites attack. Try some of the control measures at UC Davis linked above or other measures to lessen your mite population. Of course there could be mites already hiding out on the new canes; nothing for that until they emerge to do their duty next year. Certain beneficial insects can eat mites.

It is indeed Amelanchier, a common shrub or small tree in my area (western NC, USA) called Sarvice (Service Berry), and other varieties and species of it are called "Juneberry" or "Shadbush" outside of the mountains, as it blooms when the Shad run in the spring (early!) and fruits in June.

Leslie - You are more than welcome to come take as many acuba cuttings as you want. If you get down under the plant there are small starts already rooted that you are welcome to also. I have several varieties of huge hollies in my yard that are up for grabs if anyone wants to do the labor that it would take to dig them up. (Bring your swimmy suit and I'll let you soak in the hot tub to ease your sore muscles from your labor. LOL) They are going to be chainsaw pruned come spring if no one has come dug them up. There are also quite a lot of little starts from these hollies too. I do not particularly like hollies and want them gone. I have to say that I am also quite partial to the Y chromozone gender. Not all of them are wonderful (I have known a butthole or two in my life) but when you get a wonderful one it is great. And yes, I can honestly say the same about the X 'zoned gender too. We have some serious Y 'zoned sweethearts here I think. And I enjoy the variety they add to the forums. Cindy

Thanks, Jane. The winterberry may well be another of those native plants that would much rather have a nice, moist environment but will make do with whatever it can get so long as it's not too dry. Mine was probably a volunteer from the wild that my mother left in place many years ago. I suspect there is some underground water there; possibly originally from the house next door which is higher, but now there's a septic leach field nearby to please anything with deep roots. I have three, maybe four seedlings that appeared in beds I keep moderately watered and I'm hoping that at least one of these will be a male for a pollinator. I have no idea where the current male is and I'm afraid the bees have a long journey between them. Claire Here is a link that might be useful: Ilex verticillata at hortuconn