How to Use leaf miner in a Sentence

leaf miner

noun
  • Aphids and leaf miners are the most common garden pests to infest spinach.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The plant is host to an insect called the leaf miner which tunnels through foliage.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Like any oil, neem oil can cause plant foliage to burn up in the sun, so keep that in mind when applying. Uses For Neem Oil Neem oil can be used in the garden and on houseplants for many common pests, such as aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, thrips, caterpillars, leaf miners, and more.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
  • Citrus leaf miners don’t have secretions on which sooty mold forms.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
  • The leaf miner damage will also be limited to the new growth.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2023
  • In a few weeks, the aspen leaf miners will turn many of those leaves into silver potato chips.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2018
  • The leaf miner ranks low on the list of problem pests, but chilli thrips are another matter.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Mealy bugs, scale insects, mites, aphids, and citrus leaf miner are all attracted to lemon trees.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The most common are boxwood leaf miners and boxwood psyllids.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2023
  • This is when citrus leaf miner moths lay their eggs that hatch into larvae to tunnel within the leaves.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 July 2018
  • When the leaf miners and psyllids hatch from their eggs and start feeding, they will be eliminated.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Pale colored trails through citrus leaves are usually the tracks of citrus leaf miner.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • The culprits here are sucking insects such as leaf hoppers, aphids, thrips, chilli thrips, leaf miners or spider mites.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The culprit is citrus leaf miner — a tiny critter that burrows between the layers of leaf cells.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Cut back plants in fall, or earlier if the plant dies back from heat, to reduce leaf miner populations.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Every tomato plant has a few leaf miner trails streaking through some of their leaves without causing major harm.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Pruning stimulates new growth, and those new leaves are leaf miners’ favorite, so the problem will only get worse.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • Pruning stimulates new growth, and those new leaves are leaf miners’ favorite, so the problem will only get worse.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Curly patterns in leaves of squash, pumpkins, melons and cucumbers are caused by leaf miners that burrow through the leaves.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • If those are missing, the FDA allows larvae of spinach worms or eight whole leaf miner bugs.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Common insect pests of hollies include holly leaf miner, spider mites, and scale.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • For light infestations of leaf miners or scales, simple hand removal of infected leaves or stems works well.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • That is summary-talk for birch leaves withering, massive lilac leaf roller attacks, aphid invasions and leaf miners where there are no aphids.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Data suggests tomatoes can tolerate up to three leaf miners per leaf, but these bugs certainly make the plants look bad and may reduce vigor.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Use floating row covers to keep insects such as beet leaf miners, cabbage maggot adult flies, and carrot rust flies away from susceptible crops.
    — oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Spinosad insecticides also control thrips, leaf miners and immature stink bugs.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Potential insect problems include holly leaf miner, spider mites, and scale.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • To keep leaf miners and other pests away, simply place row covers over your beets during the insects' busiest time between May and late June.
    — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2018

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