Awww man 2 of 2 I have checked so far have it :(

Do they actually have the bug or did they at one point? Four winds ships plants all the time with "tunnels". I've gotten at least 5 with them. Pluck the bad leafs off if you want and be done with it.

As long as there is no bug you are fine.

I Agree with pip, and if you do find a bug just squish it in your fingers and it won't hatch into the adult and you should be fine. It would be nearly impossible to ship plants 100% bug free from a large scale nursery operation, they just don't have the manpower to check every single plant while they're in hoop houses or green houses growing. I'd just be diligent with neem oil and your trees will be fine.

Evan

Your tree will be fine. The CLM damage has very small loss of efficiency

Thanks everyone. I guess I need a long term quarantine area for them, because I have no trees infested now, and the grow room is getting towards 70ish trees. Many of which are young still. I don't want moths flying around!

You are not getting it. There is no problem to quarantine. Remove the leaves with tunnels and be done with it.

There are more than tunnels. I am inspecting leaf by leaf. The quarantine remark is just in case I miss something

I quarantine new trees for months before putting them together even with no problems. It won't hurt anything but any free time you loose.

This was my first order from Harris. I have a ton of FW trees, and a few from Logees, never had any issues. The tracks don't bother me. The larval and pupal forms make me squirm and twitch. Pitiful for a vet:-/

LOL Chris...you should be immune! So you are a vet...both of my daughters talk about becoming vets....someday I'll harass you into talking to them and telling them about your job ;-)

Clm can not complete its life cycle in your little garden. Don't stress.

What do adult CLM feed on. I bet it isn't citrus. No money though

6b Steve

^^^I don't know. I just get grossed out by the larva/pupa on the trees!! I deal with that on animals, because...well I kinda have to, just a wimp when finding them on my container trees, which come into my house!

I placed my first online order for trees from two different vendors. Harris 3 trees, two have CLM which is fine, the 3rd three is so pitiful I would not have given $5 bucks for it, instead of the $38 it cost. Brite leaf sends nice trees glossy leaves and a nice size . Lesson learned read the post from others on this forum and take their advice. All the citrus I have purchased in the past have been from retail vendors where I could pick out what to buy. I would buy from four winds if I could afford the shipping charges.

Nancy

SHIPPING CHARGES. Yep! you said it all Nancy

leaf miner infestation is pretty common around where I am

It's difficult getting rid of it, it requires continual and thorough spraying, first one time, then another time 12 days later, then once more 12 days after that just to be one the safe side. younger tender leaves are the ones most vulnerable

It can be possible to manage it. However, many people do not have that knowledge or inclination to put in the effort to properly deal with it, and in that case it spreads and becomes a continual blight to all your citrus trees.

Thanks

My problem is not clm its the pathetic tree they sent. I will be in my grave before it ever fruits.

Nancy, you'd be surprised how fast they grow. My baboon lemon has almost doubled in size since I got it this summer and it is holding on to about six lemons (so far). A little tlc will go a long way.

Thanks Laura, I am over my mad spell, I realize why they sell a 50$ tree over a 25 dollar tree now. Still first and last time to order online, I will drive and pick out what I pay for in the future.:-)