Definition of leaf miner
: 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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To keep leaf miners and other pests away, simply place row covers over your beets during the insects' busiest time between May and late June.
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Pests controlled: Use horticultural oils to combat aphids, mites, beetles, leaf miners, caterpillars, thrips, leafhoppers, and whiteflies.
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In a few weeks, the aspen leaf miners will turn many of those leaves into silver potato chips.
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Examples include: garlic planted near roses helps keep the aphid population in check; radishes alongside spinach will keep the leaf miners away; tall flowers provide shade for lettuce.
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Also check out the possibility of a leaf miner problem.
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First Known Use of leaf miner
1830
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