author(s)
Muhammad Ismaeel, Muhammad Salman Hameed, Nazeer Ahmed, Saif-Ur-Rehman, Saeed Ahmed

abstract
The main aim of the present investigation was to know about the importance of leaf miners and the damage percentage they cause the present study was proposed to identify the species responsible for damaging the vegetables and other alternative host plants. The research was conducted during the year 2011, to determine the damage percentage of vegetables and other alternative host plants caused by leaf miner. All the vegetables are rich source of carbohydrates and vitamins which were selected in above survey. On the numerical basis of the data the minimum damage percentage (13.74%) was showed by the radish plants after the time interval of 7 days and the maximum damage percentage (52.08%) was showed by the tomato plants after the time interval of 84 days.