Leaf Miner Fly Babies Scribble All Over Your Salad

This fly’s larvae tunnel inside greens like arugula and kale, leaving squiggly marks.

Leaf Miner Fly Babies Scribble All Over Your Salad Deep Look

Premiered April 06, 2021
Leaf Miner Fly Babies Scribble All Over Your Salad

This fly’s larvae tunnel inside bitter-tasting greens like arugula and kale, leaving squiggly marks behind. The plants fight back with toxic chemicals. So before laying her eggs, the fly mom digs into a leaf and slurps its sap – a taste test to find the least toxic spot for her offspring.

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