Leaf miner

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Leaf miner
Leaf Miner Tomato.jpg
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]

Chrysanthemum leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii)  
Pea leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis)  
Tomato leafminer (Liriomyza bryoniae)  
Vegetable leafminer (Liriomyza sativae)  

Plant damage[edit | edit source]

Basil (Chromatomyia)  
Bean (Vegetable leafminer Liriomyza sativae)  
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum leaf miner Liriomyza trifolii)  
Chrysanthemum (Pea leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis)  
Leek (Leek moth Acrolepiopsis assectella)  
Melon (Liriomyza spp.)  
Onion (Liriomyza spp.)  
Onion (Pea leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis)  
Onion (Vegetable leafminer Liriomyza sativae)  
Pea (Chromatomyia horticola)  
Pea pods (Vegetable leafminer Liriomyza sativae)  
Potato (Pea leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis)  
Sweet pepper (Liriomyza spp.)  
Sweetcorn (Liriomyza spp.)  
Tomato (Tomato leafminer Liriomyza bryoniae)  
Tomato (Vegetable leafminer Liriomyza sativae)  

References[edit | edit source]

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