Something's eating my roses. I can't see anything on or under the leaves. Is there a home made remedy?

Question

Also have powdery mildew beginning. I am in upper NYS. Help!

Answer 1

7 dust
spray with diluted dish washing soap.
Keep watering and fertilizing the plant to keep it heavy
Beer in a jar top will prevent slugs.

Answer 2

Ortho sells a product that is for this type of mold. I had it on my beautiful antique roses. You will have to be agressive with this and make sure to apply the product one a week. I didnt do that and had to get rid of the entire plant that I had had fpr 10 years. The soil can become infected with the powery mold as well. Make sure that you take off all of the black spotted leaves. I found that when I watered at night it ENCOURAGED the mold so dont water the roses until morning and try not to get water on the leaves. I got a lot of this from the internet and a lady where I buy plants,

Answer 3

Dee is it possible it can be a cutter bee?They make their attacks like an eagle does when going after their victoms. My guess is this especially if it looks like a tear or a cut. Sometimes the insects are so tiny it's really hard to see.Try wiping tops and bottoms with rubbing alcohol,it will give you a little time while you'er trying to find a solution.Hope this help.

Answer 4

for Rose's just mix a small amout of dishsoap in water like maybee a 10 to 1 mix and spray of leave's especially the underside of leave's that's where the tiny microsopic bug's will usually get u can't see the lil' bugger's the soap dilution will not hurt the plant's. as far as the brown spot fungas goe's just try not to get water on leave's when watering I know the Natural rain doe's but you shouldn'ty and you can buy fungicide @ wal-mart of talk to ur local nursery,............they can tell u what to

Answer 5

Certainly does sound like Aphids. I'll bet you have ants around those plants too. Ant colonies and Aphid colonies often appear together they live symbiotically - each colony benefits the other.

If you see ants, it will help indirectly to control the Aphid problem by getting rid of the ants, because then natural predators like bees, bugs, spiders, and birds may take care of your Aphid problem.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Bet you its Aphids.....

Spray the plant with soapy water - made with dishwashing deteregent....kills the mildew and the aphids.

Answer 8

sounds like aphids they love roses try spraying them with soapy water wont hurt your roses but will keep the little buggers off