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Rose pests
pamela.hampson57
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I have found that the roses in the garden are covered in the results of leafcutting bees how do I get rid of the bees
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The bees are valuable and welcome pollinators in our gardens. They only take a few pieces of leaf to wrap their eggs in.
The cut leaves may look alarming but they will not harm the plants. Try to regard the cut leaves as evidence of the ecological balance you are creating in your garden and enjoy them. It's possible sometimes to watch them cutting the leaf and flying with it to their chosen nest site - fascinating. Like having a David Attenburgh programme happening in your garden
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for your reply I will think of them in a new light and try to see them at work
I have seen lots of evidence of leafcutter bees but I have yet to see them cutting or carrying their cargo....although the little insect house I placed on the wall is filling up with them .....there Is more to gardens than plants
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