Yikes!!! What are doing origami on my coriander leaves?

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  1. KK Ng

    KK Ng Hardy Maple

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    Yesterday we had fish for dinner and my favourite herb to go with it is cilantro. Happily with a pair of scissors I went to get the fresh leaves from my plant and to my horrors ... what is going on?

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    Origami!

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    The culprit!

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    More origami.

    Most of the tender leaves were bunched over the shoots to form a ball like thing. Some of the leaves were also folded into a ball.

    Any idea?
     
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  3. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Something may be living in side. Perhaps a bug has made a cocoon inside?

    Jerry
     
  4. KK Ng

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    You are right Jerry, if you look at the second photo, I believe that's the culprit. The question is what it is so that I can take corrective measure. Immediate action taken was to remove all those leaves affected.
     

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