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Rose leaf damage

dgunedgune Posts: 6
in Plants

hello,

One of my Roses which is a climber has got extensive leaf damage.

I am not sure what caused it and cannot see any caterpillar. I have used insecticide few times with no effect what so ever.

This has affected a nearby another Bush rose, Golden yellow but not to this degree may be it has lesser number of leaves.

any help welcome!

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Thank you

 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Yes, leaf cutting bee - we get them around here - lucky you!  They're wonderful.

    http://nurturing-nature.co.uk/wildlife-garden-videos/leaf-cutter-bees-harmless-useful-and-often-neglected-pollinator/

    We found lots of their little nests in rotten beams in my studio roof, each one lined with sections of my Graham Thomas rose that grew over the studio walls image  Magical image


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





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Too late, OP has sprayed them!

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    image

    Why do people use insecticide as a first resort, when they don't even know what they're spraying against image

    It's taken a few chunks out of some leaves - it'll grow some more image


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





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    As the great Del Boy once said...there's none so blind as them wot won't listen.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • sanjy67sanjy67 Posts: 1,007

    i've got one of those little bee houses near my climbing rose and it is filling up now with leaf cutter bees, they are funny how they use the rose leaves to stuff up the holes with image

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Natures wonderful isn't it?

    what a shame to have sprayed them.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Ooh Edd! I didn't mean that for you dear x

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Linda Taylor2 2103213618Linda Taylor2 2103213618 Posts: 400

    One of my rose bushes is playing host to Leaf Cutter Bees-one bush has lots of holy leaves, but other nearby bushes aren't affected. Is there any reason that anyone knows of as to why they seem to go for one bush and not the next??

    I too am very happy that they have picked my Rose bush!!image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138
    Linda Taylor2 wrote (see)

    One of my rose bushes is playing host to Leaf Cutter Bees-one bush has lots of holy leaves, but other nearby bushes aren't affected. Is there any reason that anyone knows of as to why they seem to go for one bush and not the next??....

    I think you probably have to be a Leaf Cutter Bee to know that image 

    image It's probably quite a nice life - as long as you and your food don't get sprayed...


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





  • Linda Taylor2 2103213618Linda Taylor2 2103213618 Posts: 400

    Hmmm Dove-I'll ask one when I see it!!imageimage

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