Thrips, Mealybugs and Leafminers - Any Advice?

**carolyn137** · March 8, 2006

Honu,

Any insecticide said to be effectrive against leaf miners is one I wouldn't use.

That's b'c leaf miners are inside the leaf and penetration is necessary to kill them and contact insecticides are just that, and don't penetrate that far. And systemic insecticides should not be used on edibles.

Seeing this thread come up again I thought I'd remind anyone reading here that we have a Forum here at Tville just for Pests and Diseases, and I think it would be nice to keep all such posts in that Forum for the benefit of all.

When this thread started that Forum only said Diseases, but that was changed quite a while ago.

Thanks.

March 8, 2006	#16
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Honu, Any insecticide said to be effectrive against leaf miners is one I wouldn't use. That's b'c leaf miners are inside the leaf and penetration is necessary to kill them and contact insecticides are just that, and don't penetrate that far. And systemic insecticides should not be used on edibles. Seeing this thread come up again I thought I'd remind anyone reading here that we have a Forum here at Tville just for Pests and Diseases, and I think it would be nice to keep all such posts in that Forum for the benefit of all. When this thread started that Forum only said Diseases, but that was changed quite a while ago. Thanks. __________________ Carolyn