What is a miner?

  • Leaf miners are insect larvae that feed on the inside of leaves.
  • Symptoms include whitish lines and yellow or brown leaves.
  • They can be reduced by planting plants that attract leaf miners instead of crops.
  • In advanced infestations, the use of specific insecticides such as Abamectin is recommended.

Leaf miner

Image - Flickr / chausinho

Have you ever seen that your plant stopped having healthy and beautiful leaves? If so, a possible cause may have been a minelayer, that is, an insect larva that lives inside the leaves and feeds from inside the leaves.

Although they are difficult to control, since they remain inside the fabric and are protected from insecticides, it is not impossible  . Find out how to do it.

What is a miner?

As we said, it is the larva of some insect, usually moth, fly, beetle or wasp, that is digging mines inside the leavesAs it feeds, it also leaves its droppings, and depending on the pattern of these, the shape of the mine, and the affected plant, the species of the leaf miner can be determined. In particular, it is important to take into account the citrus leafminer which affects many fruit plants.

What are the symptoms and damage it produces?

Miner larvae

Image - Flickr / Reinaldo Aguilar


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