Leaf miners are just one of the many pests that affect our gardens. The two leaf miner types most often found in Marin are the Liriomyza spp., a mostly black and yellow fly with clear wings, and ...

Citrus leaf miners are voracious garden pests that chew through healthy young foliage and leave behind squiggly black tunnels. These insects then use the leaf tissue to make cozy sleeping quarters as ...

Q: I noticed, when watering my fledgling tomato plant the other day, that its leaves are covered in yellow squiggles. I’m thinking some little buggy thing has attacked it. Is there something to be ...

Coffee leaf crops worldwide are threatened by a suite of herbivorous insects, most notably the coffee leaf miner and various mite species, which undermine leaf integrity, reduce photosynthetic ...

Liriomyza leafminers are a group of dipteran pests whose larvae tunnel within foliage of many vegetable and ornamental crops, causing yield losses worldwide. Reliance on broad-spectrum insecticides ...

Q: Help! I'm seeing a new infestation of leaf miners in my Swiss chard. Last year the infestation was so bad that by August I ended up removing the whole crop and by September I had to tear out my ...

Leaf miners can make a mess of lemon trees but these simple strategies will limit the damage and keep these pests away. Citrus leaf miners are voracious garden pests that chew through healthy young ...