I see some green tiny insects on my rose bush.i have used Sevin from home depot which doesnt seem to help.I get less sunlight but still get good flowers. However iam very worried about these tiny insects please help me to find a better medicine.I also see white powdery stuff on the leaves. I know sunlight is the issue people but I have only part shade .
2007-03-29 07:34:35 · 7 answers · asked by ashwiniak2 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The bugs sound like aphids. You can use anything from alcohol and soapy water to any of the various insectides for roses available at hardware stores. They are harmful, so you do want to get rid of them. The powdery stuff is a type of mildew. It is also a bad thing. I use Orthonex, an Ortho product, on my roses. It works for aphids, powdery mildew, and black spot. Wonderful stuff.
2007-03-29 07:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Aphids, a common pest on rose bushes. The most effective cure I've found is liquid dish soap in a spray bottle full of water. Spray the roses once a day.
2007-03-29 08:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds Aphids. You do not have to eliminate every single aphid, just control their numbers. Safer’s insecticidal soap works well and is safe and easy to use. Ladybugs and lacewings feed on aphids so encourage their presence to help control the aphid population. Aphids have a great aversion to chives, so you may want to try interplanting attractive chive plants in your rose bed.
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2007-03-29 07:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Trilochan Kaur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aphids
2007-03-29 07:53:46 · answer #4 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are aphids. Go to a garden store and tell them your roses have aphids and they will get you what you need. They are destructive hasty little creatures so you need to act quickly
2007-03-29 07:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by Bill in Kansas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get ladybugs. They eat 'em up--it's unbelievable what a difference it can make, and it's not a chemical you have to put on your roses. Call up a gardening center and see if they have them. Good luck!
2007-03-29 07:42:42 · answer #6 · answered by paradoxyducks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they sell a spray you got to spray roses all the time there a pain but beautiful to have I don't know the name of this spray but ask no matter what we use any more bugs are getting ammuned to it
2007-03-29 07:41:16 · answer #7 · answered by MrMike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋