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Birch Leafminer and Its Control

This factsheet describes the life cycle and control of birch leafminer and its effects on its hosts.

The sawfly feeds off birch leaves which results in disease-like blisters and blotches.  Adult leafminers can over winter in the soil and can reproduce up to four generations in a single growing season.  This results in a need to chemically spray infected trees multiple times in a year.

This 2-page factsheet describes the life cycle and control of birch leafminer and its effects on its hosts.

 

 

Authors
Revised by E.L. Marrotte, M.G. Savos
Date Published
2004
Publisher
University of Connecticut Extension
Storrs, CT (US)
Resource Format
Pamphlet/Flyer/Factsheet
Sub-Topics
Insects, Health (tree)
State(s)/Region(s)
National
Keywords
Betula, Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier), Betula, Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)
Libraries
MW: F-PAMP-CT-04-002
Indexed By
MWCU&CF
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