Leaf miners
tissue which can lead to desiccation, premature leaf-fall and cosmetic damage. In (sub)tropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and [...] enemies, allowing the leaf miner population to erupt into serious numbers. In addition, the pesticides used to control leaf miners disrupt the biological [...] the approximately 2,500 species in this family, only eleven are truly polyphagous. The species that cause most damage all belong to the genus Liriomyza