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Aphids, scale, and leaf rollers are occasional pests.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
Finally, those leaf rollers really did a number on most of the lilac bushes.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
That is summary-talk for birch leaves withering, massive lilac leaf roller attacks, aphid invasions and leaf miners where there are no aphids.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2019
The fruit tree leaf roller is usually controlled by prebloom sprays for other insects on fruit trees.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
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“Leaf roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20roller. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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