Unfortunately, I have discovered leafminers in plant leaves.

shllnzl

Well, after five years, I finally am doing some minor outdoor food gardening in this new location. Surprise, I am seeing leafminer damage in leaves. I had thought I knew what to look out for in desert gardening, but a couple hundred miles makes a difference. I found out that you should remove and destroy affected leaves, so have done that. I don't yet know if any plants will be permanently damaged or become inedible.

If I was really good, I would be out in the weedy areas of my property looking for the damage there.

Anyone had success fighting these pests?

kbmbillups1

I just looked them up in my garden book and it says the best thing to do is pick off the infected leaves. It says since they're inside the leaves they're hard to kill by spraying with anything.

shllnzl

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/922330#Comment_922330

Yes, thanks for looking it up. I may have to depend on growing sprouts in the house just so I have fresh greens.

Also, the eggs are microscopic.