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what are these insects?

Y-C LinY-C Lin Posts: 2
in Wildlife gardening

I found four of these creatures sunk their stingers into my rose branches. Does anyone know what they are and if they are harmful, please?

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  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236

    It's one of the Argid Sawflies ( probably a female ARGE ROSAE ) which is laying its eggs in your Rose stems.

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  • tony williams2tony williams2 Posts: 288

    Thanks Sheps, it always amazes me each time i go out in my garden i see something new ! iv'e been gardening quite a long time and still know nothing it's very humbleing as well as keeping me wanting to know more. Great ! ! 

                                 Thanks again Tony.

  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236

    No problem, Tony

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  • Y-C LinY-C Lin Posts: 2

    Thanks Sheps. Last year my patio rose played nursery to baby wormy sawflies, now I know what their mums look like! image

  • green fingered finchgreen fingered finch Posts: 278

    Wow image

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