Hi Sunny, thanks for this. The stems aren't going, just the leaves so maybe sawfly I suppose. I've looked around it for the larvae but can't see them so not sure where they hide in the day. Blighters came back last night and took even more. It looks very odd now just with six leaves and a bud at the stop of one stem! good idea to lift it and put in pot. I will definitely do that and give it some TLC for a few days and hope it recovers. It is Warm Wishes, a hybrid tea. I have a number of roses and yet this is the only one that's being attacked. So hope they don't get to the others!
I have just taken some pics of the same thing happening to mine (including the culprits!) but can`t upload them, any tips as I would like to know what they are! They only seem to attack my red roses, one a bower rose, the other is "Isabella".
Deer eat my roses, I dug some up and put them in pots on the kitchen terrace. These ones were almost dead, but were making a good recovery then the wretched deer came right up on the terrace and ate all the leaves. He did leave a dropping though!
When uploading photos it takes a bit of time so you have to be patient. I thought it didn't work at first.
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Hi Busy-Lizzie, no deer access here, although they are just a few hundred yards away, but lots of birds including blue-tits, so looking at earlier posts, hopefully they won't be around for long! (the grubs!) I usually cut off affected branches and get rid, as I have a phobia of caterpillars! Trying to be tollerant this year, but these are right next to where I have my morning cuppa!!!
my rose bush was eaten over night the flower is still their big and gorgeous and some leaves under it no sign what so ever of bugs my other 17 rose plants are all around the yard doing great what is it I have deer in my back yard every morning but only seen them in the front twice and bunny rabbits all over the place could it be one of theme ice will be below
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Hi Sunny, thanks for this. The stems aren't going, just the leaves so maybe sawfly I suppose. I've looked around it for the larvae but can't see them so not sure where they hide in the day. Blighters came back last night and took even more. It looks very odd now just with six leaves and a bud at the stop of one stem! good idea to lift it and put in pot. I will definitely do that and give it some TLC for a few days and hope it recovers. It is Warm Wishes, a hybrid tea. I have a number of roses and yet this is the only one that's being attacked. So hope they don't get to the others!
I have just taken some pics of the same thing happening to mine (including the culprits!) but can`t upload them, any tips as I would like to know what they are! They only seem to attack my red roses, one a bower rose, the other is "Isabella".
Deer eat my roses, I dug some up and put them in pots on the kitchen terrace. These ones were almost dead, but were making a good recovery then the wretched deer came right up on the terrace and ate all the leaves. He did leave a dropping though!
When uploading photos it takes a bit of time so you have to be patient. I thought it didn't work at first.
Sussed it! Here they are!
At least it's not deer. They strip a rose at one sitting!
Hi Busy-Lizzie, no deer access here, although they are just a few hundred yards away, but lots of birds including blue-tits, so looking at earlier posts, hopefully they won't be around for long! (the grubs!) I usually cut off affected branches and get rid, as I have a phobia of caterpillars! Trying to be tollerant this year, but these are right next to where I have my morning cuppa!!!
PS, couldn't upload pics as hadn't "joined", no probs once I had!
my rose bush was eaten over night the flower is still their big and gorgeous and some leaves under it no sign what so ever of bugs my other 17 rose plants are all around the yard doing great what is it I have deer in my back yard every morning but only seen them in the front twice and bunny rabbits all over the place could it be one of theme ice will be below
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Hi Folks, I've resurected this old thread just to confirm what the caterpillars are on the last photo. Found loads of them on my Paul's Noel rambler.
The caterpillars on the photo dated 17th July 2013 above are rose sawfly larvae, Yvie. Probably 'Arge ochropus':
http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/sawflies.html
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/large-rose-sawfly
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