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What is eating my roses?

4 replies

Windydayz · 23/05/2018 22:03

My rose leaves are being munched. Not near the ground. O use bug spray but i think its something bigger than bugs munching them.

Any ideas what i can do to prevent. I do not think its slugs.

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PicklingGherkins · 23/05/2018 22:06

As an amateur I'd guess at sawfly or caterpillars. These have had my roses on years gone by. Keep your eye out for teeny caterpillar things and black flies with orange bellies. If it's sawfly, mulch hard over winter as they lay eggs in the soil.

NanTheWiser · 23/05/2018 23:03

If the damage is semi-circular holes around the edge of the leaves, then leaf-cutter bees are the culprits. They are very active at the moment, I have quite a few flying into my greenhouses, where they burrow in the soil in the pots, burying a cylinder of leaf into which they will lay an egg. They feed the hatched larvae with pollen, the larvae then pupate, emerging as adults later in the summer. They can be a real nuisance for greenhouse owners, but the bees are beneficial to fruit growers and farmers, so mustn't complain.
Of course, your problem might be something else entirely, just thought I'd mention it!

NanTheWiser · 23/05/2018 23:04

I meant to mention, that they seem to like rose leaves, but will go for other plants as well.

CloudCaptain · 23/05/2018 23:05

Sawfly most likely.

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