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bugs on roses
Lie
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Hi there,
I am a first time rose grower, started last year with two climbing roses in large container. This year it looks like I am set for a fantastic result with about 50 bulbs to open soon. However I found this white stuff / bug on several bulbs. I did some research and don`t think its white fly. Any ideas? Should I be worried. Doesn't seem to affect the plant at all at this point.
Many thanks!
Lie
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Rub them off with your finger and thumb. You don't need to spray. if they're on emerging leaves, stroke them very gently between your finger and thumb so as not to damage the leaves. Check them out every couple of days or so ans you will keep on top of the problem.
Hi Lie. Your roses are infested with aphids. The white things you can see are their shed skins. Use a proprietary bug killer. Aphids can spread viruses and can distort new growth on leaves and flower buds.
I would use a rose spray, which will not only kill insect pests, it will prevent Black Spot and Mildew.
We feed the birds in our garden and put up nest boxes - we spent yesterday evening watching a pair of bluetits hoovering up aphids from a rose bush and take them into the nest box. Not an aphid to be seen this morning.
No need to spray with noxious chemicals that kill good and bad alike - leave it to the birds.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
i just got some ladybirds to eat them in our garden, my children love ladybirds and i love them as they gobble the aphids
sorry meant to add, we do too, dove, lots of blue tits in our garden esp around teatime, lovely to watch