{"id":14075,"date":"2018-10-13T17:15:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T15:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/leek-moth\/"},"modified":"2023-10-15T14:59:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T12:59:50","slug":"leek-moth","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/leek-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Leek moth"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Leek moth, a 12 mm night moth lives on leeks<\/a>, shallots and onions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1697374778793{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nOn<\/wbr>ion leaf miner[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”2377″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Leek moth<\/strong> (Acrolepiopsis assectella)<\/em>. This 12 mm moth lives on leeks, onions and shallots. The yellowish-white caterpillars are 10 mm long and bore tunnels into the plant.
\nDuring the day, they hide on the underside of a leaf. Especially in late summer, they do damage.
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