What can I use to save my rose bushes?

Dar29005379
by Dar29005379

There is something eating my ROSE bushes. The leaves have spots and small holes on them. What can I spray on them?

Something is eating my rose bushes. Small holes and stains on leaves. Help!

  8 answers
  • Karen Hyde Karen Hyde on Jul 16, 2018

    Looks like you have aphids. Look it up and choose a solution. Good luck!

  • Mfi12127225 Mfi12127225 on Jul 16, 2018

    home depot has granules you sprinkle on the ground that should work, maybe you will have to cut them back....looks like aphids...remove the infected leaves and it will come back

    • Dar29005379 Dar29005379 on Jul 16, 2018

      Ok. I will cut back the really bad areas and buy the granules. Thanks for taking the time to help.

  • Paul francis adams Paul francis adams on Jul 16, 2018

    Aphids are sap suckers not leaf eaters. Get a Systemic treatment work it in the soil you should be good. Trim all affected leaves away. Finches love to eat my roses leaves and its a trade off as they eat the pests too.

  • Paul francis adams Paul francis adams on Jul 17, 2018

    I have used different brands with the same good results. Use gloves and don't use around vegetables. The directions are easy spread around the base of the plant. Work into the soil and water. I tend to use it at the end of summer and the beginning of spring or whenever trouble pops its ugly head. Good luck and enjoy your happy roses.

  • Mfi12127225 Mfi12127225 on Jul 17, 2018

    yr welcome...ive found this works great and pretty soon all new green growth will emerge....goodluck...

  • Cindy McCaffrey Cindy McCaffrey on Aug 12, 2018

    Take Dawn dish detergent. Squirt around bottom of rose bushes. Water well. As your beautiful roses suck up the water your bugs will go away. Do this every other week. You will need to cut back damaged parts of your plant.

    Many years ago I had a prize rose garden. I never used any kind of insectaside. As animals sometime lay around in you gardens. They will get sick and may lose fur.

  • Nutmeger Nutmeger on Aug 12, 2018

    Lady bugs eat aphids. You can buy lady bugs on Amazon.

  • 1401470 1401470 on Aug 12, 2018

    It does look like aphids - get lady bugs from a local nursery and they will eat them right up. You could also remove them with soapy water from a spray bottle. After the bugs are removed then slowly removed the bad leaves so new ones can begin growing.