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Citrus Leafminer
Published on: February 28, 2019
Up close image of a green citrus leaf with serpentine tunnel damage caused by feeding of a citrus leafminer larva, shown at the top of the leaf.
Figure 1. Winding tunnels on a citrus leaf caused by feeding of a citrus leafminer larva.
(Credit: E. Grafton-Cardwell, UCCE)

[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.]

Citrus leafminer is a moth that arrived in California in 2000 and has invaded citrus throughout the state. This small moth lays its eggs on new, succulent citrus leaves. The larvae burrow through the soft leaf tissue, creating shallow meandering...

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