leaf miner

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English - Turkish
yaprak kemirgeni
beet leaf miner
pancar sineği
English - English
An insect larva that lives within leaf tissue
any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae
Any of numerous small flies and moths that in the larval stage dig into and feed on leaf tissue. Any of various insect larvae that live and feed within a leaf, including caterpillars, sawfly larvae, beetle and weevil grubs, and dipteran maggots. Most leaf-miner burrows or tunnels are either thin, winding, whitish trails or broad, whitish or brownish blotches. Though leaf miners do not usually cause injury, they mar the appearance of ornamental trees and shrubs. One method of control is to remove and burn infested leaves; spraying with nicotine solutions or dusting with insecticides is effective only when the adults are emerging
Alternative spelling of leaf miner
leafminer
Alternative spelling of leaf miner
birch leaf miner
small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
leaf miners
philophylla
leaf miners
gracilariidae
leaf miner

    Hyphenation

    Leaf min·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    lif maynır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlēf ˈmīnər/ /ˈliːf ˈmaɪnɜr/
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