Re: cure for leaf miners on/in Aquilegia?
ginny wrote:
>
> Matt,
>
> You should pick off and destroy any leaves showing infestation. You can
> prune the stems back to new, healthy growth also. Sometimes a spraying of
> insecticidal soap for several weeks will help. Leafminers overwinter in the
> soil. It would be a good idea to cultivate around plants late in the fall
> to expose them to birds and other predators.
>
> Whenever mine get leafminers, I just ignore them. Usually the plants do
> just fine.
>
> Ginny
>
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Leaf miners live between the top layer and bottom layer of cellular
tissue. No amount of insecticidal soap can get to them.
Use Orthene.
Sorry, Ginny.
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