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Aphids, scale, and leaf rollers are occasional pests.
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
Finally, those leaf rollers really did a number on most of the lilac bushes.
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Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
That is summary-talk for birch leaves withering, massive lilac leaf roller attacks, aphid invasions and leaf miners where there are no aphids.
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Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2019
The fruit tree leaf roller is usually controlled by prebloom sprays for other insects on fruit trees.
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Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
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“Leaf roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20roller. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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