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September 4, 2015 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Leaf miners
They hit my fall tomatoes soon as I transplanted them in early July.
I pulled off all the bad leafs, and it seemed it was ok, but now they are back In even larger amounts. They also invaded the basil as well as the miss silver crowder peas. It was bad enough with the aphids on the peas, but this is getting out of hand. Has anyone had any experience in getting rid of these with something safe like a biological substitute
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Tomatovillian™
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September 5, 2015 | #3 |
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In addition to the traps as mentioned via Ginger 2778 look around your yard as to a possible origin of those pests and place them there also.I had a continual presence on other soft cuticle type foliage.Then when you introduce a nice soft leaf as a mater plant they tend to migrate to easier pickins.The best result is to interrupt their life cycles.See below.In addition to the traps ladybugs,parasitic wasps will eradicate them over time.
http://www.slideshare.net/syantos123/leaf-miner
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September 5, 2015 | #4 |
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i would use the BT spinosad it will get ride of them.
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September 5, 2015 | #5 |
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I think the yellow sticky traps are better than any spray because you would have to time apraying to get the flies. once the eggs are laid it is too late.
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September 6, 2015 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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September 6, 2015 | #7 |
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University of Maryland, College Park
Spinosad has limited translaminar activity, meaning it can move somewhat into leaf tissue. This makes it effective against leafminers that feed within leaves. |
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