Leaf miners

[crush]

i appreciate all of the input so far - so, i assume neem oil is pretty much the consensus for battling these little fuckers. i am hesitant about removing the infected leaves because the plant is still young but i'll try to get a pic this evening; u guys can tell me what u think. Thanks all.

 

[agito]

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/leaf-miner-control.htm

 

[kpex]

I have gotton leaf miners in the past. Usually on adult plants but a few on seedlings. Try to trim/cut the bad blades with sharp scissors, but I have never had an infestation so bad it killed a plant. Sometimes I've let it go to harvest and never noticed a problem since they don't seem to hit the sugar leaves and we trim the fan leafs anyway. They are always a pain, and I get them on my regular tomato plants all the time - but the tomatos always come out fine, too!

My logic is to do the best I can manually, but I'd rather let a plant die (or get injured naturally) then have me screw sonething up and ruin it myself trying to help. Do a google search for remedies.