Disease Management - Leaf Miner Control

In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we are going to see the ways to control Leaf Miner.

Leaf Miner can be controlled by different methods.

Pre Control Method:

Solution 1:

• Yellow or Blue Sticky Traps need to be placed.  This will catch the egg laying adults.

Post Control Method:

Solution 1:

• If the Leaf Miner issue is seen in few leaves, those leaves can be plucked away by hand and destroyed properly by burning them or crushing them.
• If the Leaf Miner issue is seen throughout the plant but heavy damage is seen in few leaves, only those leaves need to be plucked away by hand and destroyed properly by burning them or crushing them and also apply the solutions given below.

Solution 2:

• Take 30 ml of Neem Oil and mix it with water.
• Add a little bit of dish washer soap or Khadi Soap in the water and stir well.
• This solution should be sprayed both on top and bottom of the leaves.

Solution 3:

• 2 Teaspoons of Vegetable Oil with 1 Teaspoon of liquid dish washer is required for 500 ml of water.
• The contents should be stirred well before use.
• This solution should be sprayed both on top and bottom of the leaves.