Hi,
I've got 4 broccoli plants in my garden and I noticed a strange thing going on with their leaves today.
Does anyone know what might be causing this?
The plants are getting plenty of water/sun and they still look pretty strong (they are about 7-9 inches tall right now).
I immediately sprayed them with insecticidal soap (organic) thinking it was bugs, but I thought I'd check here to find out for sure.
Thanks!
That is leaf miner damage- the larvae are inside the leaf cells and are eating the juices out- Google leaf miner- they are tough to control.
leafminers... ah that sucks
so after researching them, it appears there's really no good way to get rid of them.
I read you can cut off the affected leafs and trash them, but won't cutting off leaves of a somewhat small plant kill it?
Some said you can just leave them alone and the plant will survive, any tried this? It sounds risky.
Thanks
I think I would just tear away the parts that show damage and see what happens. The worst is to lose the plant, but the miners will do that anyway.The fly looks like a miniature housefly- good luck.
okay,
by tear away do you mean remove the whole leaf or take scissors to the leaf and cut around the damaged area?
I would just remove the camage and hope the leaf can still live- Can't hurt to try!
