QUESTION: My lemon tree started sending out new growth, but it's deformed, twisted and has a silvery appearance. It almost looks like there are trails running through the insides of some of the leaves ...

Citrus leaf miners are voracious garden pests that chew through healthy young foliage and leave behind squiggly black tunnels. These insects then use the leaf tissue to make cozy sleeping quarters as ...

My lemon tree just started sending out new growth, but it is deformed, twisted and has a silvery appearance. It almost looks like there are trails running through the insides of some of the leaves.

Citrus leafminer moths are seldom seen. They’re most active from early morning to evening and spend days resting on the back of leaves. Females lay eggs on the undersides of a tree’s newest growth.

I have multiple citrus trees. Two of the citrus trees are lemons and the leaves appear infected with Citrus Chlorotic Dwarf Virus. It appears only the lemons are affected. What can I do? What you have ...

Leaf miners are just one of the many pests that affect our gardens. The two leaf miner types most often found in Marin are the Liriomyza spp., a mostly black and yellow fly with clear wings, and ...

Q. Why is my lemon tree losing its leaves, yet small fruit are still attached? Debra Korman, San Jose A. There are a few reasons that lemon trees drop their leaves. Although we grow citrus in the Bay ...