leaf miner
noun
: any of various small insects (such as moths or dipteran flies) that in the larval stages burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves
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Common insect pests of hollies include holly leaf miner, spider mites, and scale.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
However, your boxwoods might be less vulnerable to severe damage, not being weakened by the earlier damage from the leaf miners and psyllids.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
The plant is host to an insect called the leaf miner which tunnels through foliage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
However, your boxwoods might be less vulnerable to severe damage, not being weakened by the earlier damage from the leaf miners and psyllids.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
The plant is host to an insect called the leaf miner which tunnels through foliage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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
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“Leaf miner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20miner. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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