What's eating my roses?
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I just moved into a house with a ton of rose bushes, but noticed that something is eating them. Any ideas?
What's eating my roses?
19 answers
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wow it looks like you have a rose cutter bee. Spray your roses with bayer posin. Are you can buy rose posin you put at the roots. Look at walmart
Sandra T
on Sep 05, 2014
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Never heard that before. I thought it was beetles. Thanks for the tip.
Georgia Kato
on Sep 06, 2014
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Squirrels, rabbits, and/or gophers. They did in my hybrid tea roses this summer, too.
Linda
on Sep 06, 2014
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it looks like beetles put rose powder on them you can find it at home depot or fleet farm.
Jody Lange
on Sep 06, 2014
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It probably is the work of the leaf-cutting bee, but the damage to the plant is mostly cosmetic, so I would just admire the industry of the bee.
Douglas Hunt
on Sep 06, 2014
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I live in Utah and cutter bees damage does not look like that. Plus the cutter bee is a good pollinator. I think it is beetles. Great resource for Utah is http://utahpests.usu.edu/ipm/htm/advisories.
Cheri Schulzke
on Sep 06, 2014
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This is the work of a white beatle I had the same problem had to use malathion spray
Roy McLemore
on Sep 06, 2014
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I think you might be right. I haven't noticed a lot of bees around the roses, other than a few here and there, but I have seen beetles.
Suesan - Frou FruGal
on Sep 06, 2014
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Please no sprays. The leaves may not look perfect but it does not hurt the roses.W e are killing our bees, butterflies and lady bugs (as well as ourselves) with all these poisons. Let nature take its course.
KMS
on Sep 06, 2014
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I just pick them off by hand...I miss having chickens helping me with yard work ;)
Jenni C.
on Sep 06, 2014
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Natural sprays for plants are in high demand. Not to kill anything around it,where are they? The should them at ever store.
Agie Mounts
on Sep 06, 2014
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What about the bees? Everyone that uses a killer spray is killing our bees that are necessary for pollination! When they are dead them what??
Mikell Paulson
on Sep 06, 2014
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I agree with @KMS because I try to keep beneficial insects and other wildlife alive. I have two acres that are devoted to wildlife and most of my neighbors feel the same way although we are in a HOA. This means cut down on the pesticides.
Sherrie Slaboda
on Sep 06, 2014
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Try 7 Dust......
Martha Grice
on Sep 06, 2014
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I can tell you right now this is the work of the Japanese Beetles. I have had 6 Rose bushes completely eaten by these buggers.along with 2 apple trees, they live in the soil and appear 3 times yearly. Dust Milky Spores on the ground and water it in 3 times each year for 2 years .Unless they are coming from some place other then your soil you will be rid of them. They start out as larve as soon as the ground thaws they come out. If you are in a warm climate go ahead and apply three times as stated above. Good Luck!
Bernice Sizemore
on Sep 06, 2014
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That is how my climatis and hosta's look too. I don't see many bees though. I was told to mix a soap and water solution and spay that on the plants.
Renee Real
on Sep 06, 2014
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Here in Minnesota, it's grasshopper time. Bigs ones, little ones ... all hungry. I think that's what's doing this to my foliage. It always comes back though.
Cheryl @ Artzzle
on Sep 06, 2014
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Japanese beetles may be the culprit, but if you have earwigs in your area, they also produce damage, just like that, and they are harder to catch in the act as they live in the mulch around the roses.
Libby Yuewhoo
on Sep 06, 2014
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DEERS WILL EAT YOUR ROSES!! MY NEIGHBORS UNTIL THEY FINALLY DIED,,,,
Diane Cook
on Dec 06, 2014
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