Comments on: Tomatoes, Leafminers, and the Blues http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bh http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-162874 Bh Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:17:00 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-162874 I've had this issue with my tomatoes caused by some kind of black flies. I pinch the affected leaves off and put them in a bowl of water with apple cider vinegar and a couple drops of dish soap then set it in the sun to kill the leaves and larvae. As an added benefit the bowl attracts the adult flies and kills them. I change out my "fly catcher bowl" every other day. The fly population gets reduced and so does the damage with minimum effort. I discovered this by accident when the bowl I had setting out with leaves was filled with about 100 dead flies the next day. I’ve had this issue with my tomatoes caused by some kind of black flies. I pinch the affected leaves off and put them in a bowl of water with apple cider vinegar and a couple drops of dish soap then set it in the sun to kill the leaves and larvae. As an added benefit the bowl attracts the adult flies and kills them. I change out my “fly catcher bowl” every other day. The fly population gets reduced and so does the damage with minimum effort. I discovered this by accident when the bowl I had setting out with leaves was filled with about 100 dead flies the next day.

]]> By: Dr. shiv kumar kuril (Ph.D, BHU) http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-162585 Dr. shiv kumar kuril (Ph.D, BHU) Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:37:26 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-162585 Sir, please mostly leaf miner tomato and chilly crop Sir, please mostly leaf miner tomato and chilly crop

]]> By: Donny http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-162528 Donny Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:27:32 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-162528 I focus the sun's rays on the larva destination end of the trail with a magnifying glass and burn them out. I focus the sun’s rays on the larva destination end of the trail with a magnifying glass and burn them out.

]]> By: Linda j Burnett http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-140549 Linda j Burnett Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:37:06 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-140549 I kill my leaf miners disease by adding a small amount of dishwashing liquid to water, then spray the heck out of the leaves. They turn from white to yellow almost overnight and are by all accounts "dead". I then pick off they infected leaves, cutting with my fingernail. I've controlled them now for almost 5 months and my plants are thriving. I also make sure to break off, with my fingernail, any "suckers"...tiny plant trying to grow at the apex to the larger stems I kill my leaf miners disease by adding a small amount of dishwashing liquid to water, then spray the heck out of the leaves. They turn from white to yellow almost overnight and are by all accounts “dead”. I then pick off they infected leaves, cutting with my fingernail. I’ve controlled them now for almost 5 months and my plants are thriving. I also make sure to break off, with my fingernail, any “suckers”…tiny plant trying to grow at the apex to the larger stems

]]> By: Top Ten Leafy Greens for Summer Gardens | http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-133685 Top Ten Leafy Greens for Summer Gardens | Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:11:49 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-133685 [...] Chard – Take care of those despicable leaf miners and your Swiss Chard will have no trouble at all in withstanding all that the summer season can [...] [...] Chard – Take care of those despicable leaf miners and your Swiss Chard will have no trouble at all in withstanding all that the summer season can [...]

]]> By: The Green Routine http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-70132 The Green Routine Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:36:13 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-70132 Thanks for the comment on my blog post. I think you hit the nail on the head that I have leaf miners. I'm going to update the post and link back to you for the correct answer. http://thegreenroutine.net/need-experienced-gardener/ Thanks! Thanks for the comment on my blog post. I think you hit the nail on the head that I have leaf miners. I’m going to update the post and link back to you for the correct answer.

http://thegreenroutine.net/need-experienced-gardener/

Thanks!

]]> By: DP http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-66726 DP Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:30 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-66726 How interesting. I've never head of leafminers before. Oy! Another bug to look out for! How interesting. I’ve never head of leafminers before. Oy! Another bug to look out for!

]]> By: plantgirl http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues/#comment-66635 plantgirl Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:41:57 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=632#comment-66635 thanks for this timely article - just the problem I think I am having. ~plantgirl of <a href="http://squarefootgardenblog.com" rel="nofollow"> Plantgirl's Square Foot Garden Blog</a> thanks for this timely article – just the problem I think I am having.
~plantgirl of
Plantgirl’s Square Foot Garden Blog

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