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An Unknown Leaf Miner

| Sun, Oct 02, 2016, 9:25 AM



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Hello all foldscopers! Sometime ago I had plucked a decayed or diseased small leaf from a plant. I had completely forgotten about it but recently observed it under my foldscope.Turns out the various trails on the affected part of the leaf were by a leaf miner.

Here’s a comparison of the affected & non-affected part of the leaf.

The affected part.
The affected part.(The brown trails are the areas eaten by the miner.)
The non-affected area.(Since the leaf was on the verge of drying there are brown patches in it.)
The non-affected area.(Since the leaf was on the verge of drying there are brown patches in it.)

Because of the delaying i couldn’t find any larva or insect on it. So I’m unknown of what kind of leaf miner had caused this damage on the leaf. Please guide me through this.

Here’s also a video of the various trails I had seen.

And happy foldscoping!



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Type of Sample
microorganisms
Foldscope Lens Magnification
140x

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