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What is causing these cut to roses leaves

dpatel2130dpatel2130 Posts: 201
in Problem solving
Something eating my roses leaves and making these cuts. What is it? How to stop it? Checked leaves there is no insects either side. 

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  • dpatel2130dpatel2130 Posts: 201

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Could be leafcutter bees which are harmless so nothing to worry about as long as your rose is otherwise healthy.   
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • OmoriOmori Posts: 1,674
    Yes leafcutter bees, nothing to worry about.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    In fact ... leaf cutter bees are lovely things to be having in your garden ... https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leafcutter-bee.html
    i love to watch them carrying the pieces of leaf back to their nests. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • dpatel2130dpatel2130 Posts: 201
    @Dovefromabove, @Omori, @Obelixx. Thank you. Relieved to know. Good job I didn't go for any spray route. Happy leafcutter bees, happy plant and happy me. Plants otherwise growing and look healthy. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Good.  Best to avoid spraying if you can as it also gets the good guys who'll eat any pests.  
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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