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Talkback: Leaf miners

I generally am a live & let live sort of person with most leaf miners as with other garden insects/pests but I do get really rather cross about the devastation that miners always do to my Iris foetidissima leaving almost white stripy leaves by happymarion

28/11/2011 18:44:15

by kaycurtis

Allium leaf miner

Having recently moved to the South of England from the North, where I used to grow good leeks over winter, I was surprised to find my first crop here devastated by allium leaf miner. I have checked the RHS and other websites and can confirm by David Westwood

01/10/2012 11:15:17

by David Westwood

Talkback: Leaf Miners

was To Plant Them In My Local Park, But They Seem to Be suffering From a Plague of Leaf Miner. Anyone Got Any tips on How To Control Them The chestnut Trees In The local Park Are Also under Siege but I'm more concerned About My Babies. Would really appreciate by Redbeard

28/11/2011 18:29:41

by Redbeard

Talkback: Leaf miner fly

treatment for leaf miner fly? If so, what is it? A systemic insecticide will deal with it, but you really have to spray before they appear. They are harmless, just disfiguring. by Coulstons

01/06/2012 17:54:21

by Alina W

Talkback: Leaf miner

from the sun and rain, the children play around the trunk, and I can't be the only one thrilled each spring with the dramatic way it comes back to life from its winter dormancy. Hearing that this tree was being attacked by leaf miners and would probably by Jayboy

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28/11/2011 18:37:19

by robert walsh

Silvery spots on tomato leaves

on the floor in the morning when it's hot. Could it be leaf miner ? http://gardenofeaden.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/how-to-control-leaf-miner-on-tomato.html Andy -take a picture so we can get a better idea of the problem I agree, a pic would be good. I would have by Andy Downing

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02/07/2012 11:29:50

by David K

white bloches on pea leaves

they are looking really lush and growing well so im not too concerned .. Could be pea leaf miners. Take a leaf off and look closely to see if you can see a tiny green insect sandwiched between the top and bottom surfaces of the leaf - they eat it from the inside by flowergirl4

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22/05/2012 12:08:18

by BobTheGardener

Dahlias

't always leave obvious trails. When you say the holes are like the wings of a lacewing, do you mean the structure is intact, but the green material between the veins is being eaten? If so, it could be a sever leaf miner attack. A photo would really help by mdw84

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13/06/2012 10:12:37

by mdw84

3 year old leaf mould containing cameraria ohridella

on the continent by burning the leaves. Is there anything we can do to kill any insects in the leaf mould without burning the whole lot? Dear Carole, As you say the horse chestnut leaf miner is a moth. The caterpillars make the mines in the leaves, then pupate by Carole Gadsby

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02/02/2012 17:33:51

by Emma Crawforth

Basil with a problem

glasses. Is there any way you can shade them for a few hours when the sun is at it's hottest? Another thought is that they're suffering from the attentions of Leaf Miners - although that's not so common with indoor grown plants. The brownish edges suggest by Berkley

20/07/2012 07:41:10

by Italophile

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