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weird bugs inside my leaves

17 years ago

I am planting pole beans in my garden, and I noticed today that some of the leaves have white tracks on the top side. When I looked under the leaves, there were several little bugs about 1/4" long living between the leaf and a thin transparent membrane (the skin of the leaf?). What are these bugs and how do I get rid of them?

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
17 years ago
They are one of the many different kinds of leaf miners and there really isn't much at all you can do to get rid of them. They are not likely to do enough damage to prevent your plants from making a fine crop of beans.
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