leaf-miner in English
noun
1
a small fly, moth, beetle, or sawfly whose larvae burrow between the two surfaces of a leaf.
They help to repel leaf miner moths and some gardeners even find them effective against grasshoppers.
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1. Distribution and Bionomies of the Leaf-miner Moth Phyllonorycter trifoliella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Noreika, R
2. Leaf miner grubs are usually found at the end of their meandering tunnels in leaves and can be squeezed between your thumbnails.
3. The Azalea leaf miner (Caloptilia azaleella) is a much more serious pest, and dealing with an infestation may require removal of infected plants
4. 28 Leaf miner grubs are usually found at the end of their meandering tunnels in leaves and can be squeezed between your thumbnails.