Albizia saman with leaf miners

[Vitalys]

So my Albizia saman or raintree has been dealing with leaf miners(?) since it sprouted, or sometime around that. It never worried me, but now the problem's getting worse. Almost every leaf is covered in tunnels now. Will this affect the growth of the raintree? Also, how can I kill the leaf miners? Picture of the tree: View attachment 17372
The yellow lines are the suspected leaf miner tunnels.

 

[Becky]

The attachment seems to be missing from your post, could you try reuploading it please?

 

[Vitalys]

Oops, here it is:

 

[Sheal]

I'm not so sure that's leaf miner Vitalys. It looks more like Mosaic virus to me?

 

[Vitalys]

I'm not so sure that's leaf miner Vitalys. It looks more like Mosaic virus to me?

Oh, thanks for the info! But the leaves don't have lines until they grow bigger. Also, the plant isn't growing badly or stunted, which is supposedly a symptom.

 

[Sheal]

I've grown cucumbers in the past that have suffered from Mosaic virus, they remained normal with no stunting and the leaves developed it as they matured. What do the back of the leaves look like please?

 

[Vitalys]

Picture:

There's also a leaf that has some whitefly stuff, but I killed the actual whiteflies a few weeks ago. (By stuff I mean the silky thing they stay in.)

 

[Sheal]

Again, I think if it was leaf miner we would see more damage to the leaves and on the back of them. Perhaps it's worth asking the opinion of others. @Chuck and @zigs, any ideas on this please?

 

[Chuck]

Again, I think if it was leaf miner we would see more damage to the leaves and on the back of them. Perhaps it's worth asking the opinion of others. @Chuck and @zigs, any ideas on this please?

IMO if it were miners the leaves would have brown margins. Also miners are a more or less a one time deal. A moth flies in, lays an egg, it hatches and the miner burrows into the leaf. This is just too prolific for miners. I agree with you, it is some type of virus.