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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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 The reason behind this practice is that worm castings contain an enzyme known as chitinase that breaks down chitin, the major constituent in the exoskeleton of many insects, including whiteflies, aphids, and leaf miners, as well as spider mites. —

Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leaf miner