Leaf miner
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Leaf miner | |
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A mined tomato leaf | |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths (Lepidoptera), sawflies (Symphyta) and flies (Diptera), though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.
Identifying Features[edit | edit source]
From May onwards leaves may show the damage caused when the white grubs burrow inside, this later turns into blisters. Younger plants are more at risk.
Treatment[edit | edit source]
No treatment available.
Prevention[edit | edit source]
Remove damaged leaves.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Pests[edit | edit source]
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Plant damage[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
Mint troubles |
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Basil · Lavender · Lemon balm · Marjoram · Mint · Oregano · Rosemary · Sage · Savory · Thyme | |
Adverse conditions | Bolting |
Diseases | Bacterial leaf spot of endive · Downy mildew · Fusarium wilt · Grey mould · Powdery mildew · Rhizoctonia solani · Rust · Septoria leaf spot of lemon balm · Verticillium wilt |
Pests | Aphid · Cabbage whitefly · Capsid bug · Celery fly · Leaf miner · Leafhopper · Red spider mite · Shore fly · Silver Y moth · Slug |
Pea troubles |
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Adverse conditions | Manganese deficiency |
Diseases | Pea blight |
Pests | Aphid · Capsid bug · Cutworm · Leaf miner · Mouse · Western flower thrips |
Pepper troubles |
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Chilli · Sweet pepper | |
Adverse conditions | Calcium deficiency · Sun scald |
Diseases | Alfalfa mosaic virus · Anthracnose fruit rot of pepper · Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper · Cucumber mosaic virus · Frogeye leaf spot · Grey mould · Pepper mild mottle virus · Phoma blight · Phytophthora blight · Sclerotinia rot · Southern blight · Tobacco etch virus · Tomato spotted wilt virus |
Pests | Aphid · Leaf miner · Pepper weevil · Red spider mite · Root-knot nematode · Thrips (Chilli thrips, Western flower thrips) |
Potato troubles |
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Adverse conditions | Bruising · Frost · Greening · Magnesium deficiency · Nitrogen deficiency · Oedema · Potassium deficiency · Soft tubers · Spindly sprouts · Split roots · Sun scald |
Diseases | Alfalfa mosaic virus · Andean potato latent virus · Bacterial soft rot · Black dot · Blackleg · Black potato blight · Alternaria brown spot · Common scab · Dry rot · Early blight · Fusarium wilt · Gangrene · Late blight · Potato deforming rust · Potato leaf roll virus · Potato spindle tuber viroid · Potato virus Y · Potato yellow dwarf virus · Potato yellow vein virus · Powdery scab · Rhizoctonia solani · Ring rot · Septoria leaf spot · Silver scurf · Skin spot · Southern blight · Southern bacterial wilt · Tobacco ringspot virus · Tomato spotted wilt virus · Verticillium wilt · Wart disease |
Pests | Aphid · Capsid bug · Keeled slug · Leaf miner (Pea leafminer) · Potato cyst nematode · Potato psyllid · Potato rot nematode · Root-knot nematode · Rosy rustic moth · Wireworm |
Tomato troubles |
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Adverse conditions | Blossom drop · Blossom end rot · Catfacing · Dry set · Fasciation · Frost · Greenback · Hollow fruit · Leaf roll · Leggy plants · Magnesium deficiency · Nitrogen deficiency · Oedema · Phosphorus deficiency · Potassium deficiency · Split fruit · Sun scald · Tomato stem primordia | ||||||
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Pests | Aphid · Cabbage whitefly · Flea beetle · Greenhouse whitefly · Leaf miner (Tomato leafminer, Vegetable leafminer) · Potato cyst nematode · Potato psyllid · Root-knot nematode · Slug · Thrips (Eastern flower thrips) |