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| Leaf miner ID | |
| Pentti Ketola | Posted on 28-01-2020 12:58 | 
| Member Location: Posts: 5017 Joined: 04.02.10 | Hi Can anyone help me to identify this mine of Rubus saxatilis? Photo on Finland Kokkola 17 Aug. 2019. Thanks for help. Pentti Ketola attached the following image:  [82.43Kb] Edited by Pentti Ketola on 28-01-2020 13:02 | 
| John Carr | Posted on 28-01-2020 14:26 | 
|  Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10525 Joined: 22.10.10 | Several leaves are turning colors without evidence of mining so I'm not sure you have mines. Blotch mines in Rubus in Europe are described here: https://bladminee...eae/rubus/. | 
| Tony Irwin | Posted on 28-01-2020 19:26 | 
|  Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7316 Joined: 19.11.04 | I'm inclined to agree with John. Unless you can see evidence of frass within the blotch, I would suggest this is a fungal problem - particularly the way it's affecting the very edge of the leaf. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin | 
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| Pentti Ketola | Posted on 29-01-2020 12:06 | 
| Member Location: Posts: 5017 Joined: 04.02.10 | Thank you both! Pentti. | 
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