What is this pest on my Sunflowers? Pics

**muddled** · 11-06-2016, 07:00 PM

some kind of leaf minor.
They live not so much under the leaf as inside it, burrowing about and leaving unsightly trails.
Yours seem to be doing a lot of damage...I always think before saying this (and please forgive me KoA) but them bugs need to be squished!

**wild** · 11-06-2016, 07:18 PM

Thanks Muddled, I think you may be right there.

**wild** · 12-06-2016, 10:09 PM

I've found them all over my marigolds too, urgh.

**muddled** · 12-06-2016, 10:38 PM

Well, that is kind of the point of marigolds (and nasturtiums etc) to lure pests away from veggies and prize blooms!

So I'd call that a success, squish the beasties, marigolds and sunflowers will bounce back, the veg is unscathed....all in all a job well done!

Congratulations!

**wild** · 12-06-2016, 11:25 PM

Well, when you put it that way.......

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What is this pest on my Sunflowers? Pics