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| I'm in a 6b garden and this is my first year growing roses, I love it! I'm a full scale addict. One of my plants, Wollerton Old Hall, recently threw a 3 foot cane. On my baby rose bush it's massive. I've noticed on a lot of the new growth that the leaves seem to be getting eaten or destroyed by something. Pics attached. The leaves are getting holes almost before they are open! What could this be? At first I thought, leaf cutter bee. But the damage is so much... Then I thought spider mites. I've been jetting them with the hose to hopefully knock them off, if that's it. But doesn't seem to be helping. Thoughts? |
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- Posted by Maggie.the.pearl (My Page) on Sun, Jul 20, 14 at 18:34
| I just noticed there are tiny gray caterpillars on some of the leaves. Or I hope they are caterpillars. Ugh! Are these maggots or something? |
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| Those are probably Rose Slugs (Sawfly Larvae) Just pick them off and kill em... |
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| I just squish 'em. They sort of "pop." |
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- Posted by Maggie.the.pearl (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 14 at 19:39
| Thanks y'all. Ugh so gross. |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 14 at 19:57
| Something I have noticed is that when I first start planting roses in an area I never had them before they seem to get attacked by rose slugs. But by the next season the good guys seem to discover they have a new area to patrol. I planted poor Othello in a new area and it looks like it has flyswatters for leaves. Bet in a couple of seasons it will only have a few holes like the rest of the beds have done. But I sure feel bad for that rose right now. |
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