6 NATURAL WAYS TO GET RID OF LEAFMINERS

6 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Leafminers

Leafminers are seen as insects in their larval stage or in plain terms, larva. These insects in their larval stage, feast on the tissues of plants.

What are Leafminers?

Monitor your plants

6 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Leafminers

The only way you’ll be able to catch an infestation is by knowing your plants.

At the slightest hint of burrowing in the leaves, pinch the area of burrowing with your fingers. Eradicating the larva will prevent further spreading and outbreaks.

Pep Up Your Plants

Encourage your plants to be healthy. Leafminers affect healthy and unhealthy plants, don’t get me wrong, but the healthier your plants are, the less vulnerable they are to succumbing.

Use soil amendments to keep your soil alive and feed your plants organic fertilizers to keep their vitals strong.

Use Protective Gears

Floating row covers can be used as a protective gear. These covers actually prevent Leaf-mining insects from injecting your plants with Leafminers

 Introduce Beneficial Insects to Your Garden

Natural enemies can be used to combat Leafminers. Parasitic wasps, namely Diglyphus begini and Chrysocharis parksi, can be introduced to your garden since they eat the Leafminer larvae.

Neem oil

This natural insecticidal oil can be used for treating plants with Leafminers. Neem oil thwarts the miners’ natural cycle, whereby preventing it from spreading and becoming an adult.

 Set traps for Leafminers

These traps tend to be wrapped in pheromone, a sex attractant for insects. This tool, though useful for Leafminers, is not necessarily sufficient for pest control. It simply does not catch enough of the population.

6 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Leafminers

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