leaf-miners 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. 16 Regular spraying with this soot solution kept leaf miners off chrysanthemums standing outside in pots.
2. 17 Regular spraying with this soot solution kept leaf miners off chrysanthemums standing outside in pots.