Bugs on rose

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• Athelas Posts: 946

  June 2022 edited June 2022

  Ladybird larvae — don’t kill it 
  
  They eat lots of aphids, mites and other pests

  Cambridgeshire, UK

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  June 2022

  They also predate on aphids, which roses frequently get, so that's a great addition to your garden 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• janetwinter81LqVEnn9B Posts: 4

  June 2022

  oh wow, that’s such a relief, I’ve never seen them before and found a few on the table that’s situated directly under the rose, I thought it was something that would destroy the rose, thank you for helping me 👍

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• janetwinter81LqVEnn9B Posts: 4

  June 2022

  I have so many of them, the rose has been planted about 4 years and this is the best it’s ever looked, it’s such a relief to know they won’t destroy it.

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• debs64 Posts: 5,184

  June 2022

  There is usually a thread every year letting everyone know that those are ladybird babies and to be welcomed in any garden. 

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• janetwinter81LqVEnn9B Posts: 4

  June 2022

  I’ve only just joined so wasn’t aware of any previous posts but thank you for making me aware

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  June 2022

  Welcome to the forum @janetwinter81LqVEnn9B … I hope we can share our gardening adventures together. 😊 
  
  I’m sure Debs meant no criticism … I think she was reminding us regulars to keep bumping the Ladybird larvae thread up at this time of year so new folk come across it. 😊 
  
  Your rose is glorious  …  which is it?
  
  My daughter @WonkyWomble has a Rosa ‘Mermaid’ growing over the shed at the end of her garden in a similar way. It’s also covered with baby ladybirds most years. 😊 

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

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  June 2022

  @janetwinter81LqVEnn9B So many people are not sure what Ladybird larvae look like. Thank you for posting these photos lots more people will read this thread and now know what they are. 

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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