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Leaf miner

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A leaf miner is the larva of an insect that lives in and eats the leaf tissue of plants. [1]

48 relations: Agromyzidae, Aquilegia, Australia, Barrington Tops, Beetle, Cellulose, Companion planting, Crop, Cryptocarya foveolata, Douglasiidae, Fly, Folivore, Frass, Fruit, Garden, Genus, Gracillariidae, Horse-chestnut leaf miner, Insect, Insecticide, Instar, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Lamb's quarters, Larva, Leaf, Lepidoptera, Liriomyza sativae, Moth, Nepticulidae, Pegomya hyoscyami, Persea borbonia, Pest (organism), Predation, Quercus robur, Sawfly, Species, Spinosad, Tannin, Tenthredinidae, Tinagma, Tischerioidea, Tissue (biology), Trap crop, Tree, University of Florida, Velvetleaf, Wasp, Woodboring beetle.

Agromyzidae

The Agromyzidae are a family commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies, for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants.

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Aquilegia

Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet, columbine) is a genus of about 60–70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals Puzey, J.R., Gerbode, S.J., Hodges, S.A., Kramer, E.M., Mahadevan, L. (2011) Evolution of Aquilegia spur length diversity through changes in cell anisotropy.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Barrington Tops

Barrington Tops is part of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales between Gloucester and Scone.

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Beetle

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota.

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Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

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Companion planting

Companion planting in gardening and agriculture is the planting of different crops in proximity for any of a number of different reasons, including pest control, pollination, providing habitat for beneficial creatures, maximizing use of space, and to otherwise increase crop productivity.

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Crop

A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.

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Cryptocarya foveolata

Cryptocarya foveolata, known as the mountain walnut is a rainforest tree growing at high altitude in eastern Australia.

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Douglasiidae

The small Lepidopteran family Douglasiidae includes several species of moths whose adults are collectively called Douglas moths and whose larvae are leaf miners.

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Fly

True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wings".

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Folivore

In zoology, a folivore is a herbivore that specializes in eating leaves.

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Frass

Frass refers loosely to the more or less solid excreta of insects, and to certain other related matter.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering.

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Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gracillariidae

Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.

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Horse-chestnut leaf miner

The horse-chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella) is a leaf-mining moth of the Gracillariidae family.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Insecticide

Insecticides are substances used to kill insects.

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Instar

An instar (from the Latin "form", "likeness") is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (ecdysis), until sexual maturity is reached.

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Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an agriculture, life science, pathogen, and invasive species research facility in Florida affiliated with University of Florida.

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Lamb's quarters

Lamb's quarter, lambsquarters and similar terms refer to various edible species of goosefoot, or pigweed.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

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Liriomyza sativae

Liriomyza sativae, commonly known as the vegetable leaf miner, is a species of insect, a fly in the family Agromyzidae.

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Moth

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

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Nepticulidae

Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution.

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Pegomya hyoscyami

Pegomya hyoscyami, the beet leafminer or spinach leafminer, is a grey fly about long.

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Persea borbonia

Persea borbonia is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family, with several common names including redbay, tisswood, scrubbay, shorebay, and swampbay.

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Pest (organism)

A pest is a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns including crops, livestock, and forestry.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Quercus robur

Quercus robur, commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae.

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Sawfly

Sawflies are the insects of the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera alongside ants, bees and wasps.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Spinosad

Spinosad is an insecticide based on chemical compounds found in the bacterial species Saccharopolyspora spinosa.

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Tannin

Tannins (or tannoids) are a class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.

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Tenthredinidae

Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera.

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Tinagma

Tinagma is a genus of moth in the Douglasiidae family.

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Tischerioidea

Tischerioidea is the superfamily of "trumpet" leaf miner moths.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is a cellular organizational level between cells and a complete organ.

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Trap crop

A trap crop is a plant that attracts agricultural pests, usually insects, away from nearby crops.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species.

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University of Florida

The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university on a campus in Gainesville, Florida.

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Velvetleaf

Velvetleaf (or "velvet leaf", etc.) is a common name used for plants with soft-haired leaves.

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Wasp

A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant.

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Woodboring beetle

The term woodboring beetle encompasses many species and families of beetles whose larval or adult forms eat and destroy wood (i.e., are xylophagous).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_miner

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