Diseases and pests severely damage rose bushes. They can lead to their death if you do not consider the green bugs on roses and kill them in time. Timely and proper processing of bushes as preventive measures will avoid many problems. This is the best way to prevent diseases and death of flowers.
Insects on roses - what harm and why they eat leaves and buds
Delicate rosebuds are susceptible to pests. If you do not organize the fight against insects in time, you can lose plants. You need to know what and how to process roses in order to prevent harm to them. In time to process the bushes, protecting the rest of the vegetation in the infield.
Insect pests on roses
What to do if pests appeared and the flower began to die. How to deal with pests?
When insects appear that adversely affect roses, it is recommended to immediately resort to the use of pesticides. Folk remedies are suitable as a prophylaxis if there is a mild infection with a small localization. In other cases, you must act immediately, not allowing pests to spread through the garden.
Important! Before treating plants with chemical solutions, it is recommended to take measures for their own protection. Use personal protective equipment for respiratory organs, eyes and hands.
General layout of pests on a rose bush
There are a huge number of insects that damage rose bushes. They affect foliage, stem, buds and even the root system of plants. It all depends on the pest and what it eats.
The main gnawing pests of roses and the fight against them
At the beginning of the growing season, gnawing insects begin an attack on roses. They devour buds and flower buds, slowing the growth and development of the bush. Gnaw the stem and foliage, drink juice. They can completely eat the whole rose. It is necessary in time to calculate, determine the insect and organize a fight with it.
Drooling pennies, or omnivorous cicadas
If there are green insects on a rose, what should I do? Need to consider the pest. Pennitsa has a yellow-gray tint. Larvae accumulate in foamy discharge that resembles saliva. Live in the axils of the leaves. The pest sucks the juice from the plants, forming ovaries.
The omnivorous circadian prefers to live in the axils of the leaves
If there are not too many foam lumps on the rose, they are removed by hand. Otherwise, it is worth using organic or chemical agents. Before applying the drug, the rose bush is washed out of the hose with drainage water.
Interesting! Of folk methods, wormwood infusion is popular. The tool is suitable for home prophylaxis so that pennies do not start to eat around the bush.
Rose circadian
Able to quickly destroy the plant. Drinks rose juice, causing her irreparable harm. It affects not only the flower, but also the surrounding vegetation in the garden or in the country. In one season, several generations of small pests may appear.
Rosanna Cicadas affects leaf cover with small white dots
These are small white larvae characterized by static. Located on the bottom of the foliage. An adult may have a yellow tint. The body is elongated. The pest is extremely active. After touching the leaf, quickly jumps to another, avoiding danger. If treatment is not done in time by spraying the bush with a special composition, the foliage will turn yellow and fall off. The insect will spread to other plants.
Rose aphid
Presented in the form of small beetles on roses. They have a green or brown tint. They live in colonies. Damage leaves, shoots and flower buds. In the spring, the pest wakes up. It starts to eat everything that has a green tint. It attacks indoor, cultivated and ornamental plants.
Aphids capture buds, make foliage sticky and twisted
What to do if green bugs appeared on garden roses:
- Attract the natural enemies of pests - sparrows and tits. Make a small birdhouse in the bird garden.
- Plant calendula, increasing the number of ladybugs, which also actively eat aphids.
- Take advantage of chemicals that will relieve aphids and help cure garden flowers. Biological substances are also suitable.
Important! An integrated approach is recommended in the fight against aphids. Spray with insecticides. Attract the natural enemies of the rodent pest.
Many treatment options for plants are known. The choice depends on their quantitative characteristics. If aphids are concentrated in local areas, you can use light biological agents. When there are many colonies, it is necessary to resort to pesticides.
Caterpillars of the Rosewood Sawfly
The insect eats only the cellular juice of a green plant. This is made possible by the piercing-sucking mouth apparatus. The pest first pierces, after which it drinks rose juice. The bush stops growing. It starts to turn yellow. Foliage curls. If measures are not taken in time, the plant will inevitably die.
Leaflet
These beetles on roses are divided into two categories: fruit and rose. Roses are affected by both pests. Rosy pests appear in early spring. Eating kidneys that do not even have time to bloom. The effect of fruit beetles appears only at the end of May. They devour young stalks and leaflets.
If there are few insects, it is enough to collect them mechanically. In other cases, pesticides should be used immediately. Particular attention is paid to preventive spring work. Traditional methods of dealing with leaflets are used. Sprinkle the bushes with mustard powder.
Saw cuts
There are belly and descending. The second attack roses more often. Larvae winter in the ground. In the spring, pupate and turn into a mature individual. The parasite has a black shiny back. Reaches sizes up to 6 mm.
Rose sawflies used to nibble the shoots of roses
The female, laying eggs on the tops of young stems, provides the larvae with the best food. They gnaw the shoots. Introduce into the stem. It becomes dark and withers.
How to get rid of green insects of sawflies on rosebuds:
- Use an integrated approach - cut damaged stems and branches. Burn to rule out relapse.
- Treat the bushes with an insecticide.
- Dig the ground in the fall to bring the larvae out. So they will not be able to move the winter.
How to deal with bugs - bronze and deer
Small bugs feeding on flowers of roses and other plants from May to August. Effectively deal with them can only be done manually. Pests are collected and destroyed in the morning when they are motionless. You can make small traps in the garden in the form of containers with fermented sweet compote. Covering material is used as protection.
Bronze and deer prefer to live and eat inside rosebuds
Both beetles actively eat up rose petals. Light-colored flowers suffer the most from pests.
Interesting! Children collect bronze in a container with soapy water as a Japanese chipper.
How to process roses from other pests
Danger to roses is represented by other insects that parasitize not only on roses, but also on a number of growing plants, bushes, trees.
Spider mite
The most common rose pest. Leads to a general weakening of the flower. Falling foliage. Immunity decreases. The plant becomes vulnerable to many diseases of an infectious nature.
The spider mite forms colonies with a large number
A feature of the insect is a quick change of generations and adaptation to toxic substances. Bushes must be processed every three days. You can use such chemicals as:
- Sunmight;
- Flumayt;
- Apollo
Thrips on roses
A sign of an insect attack is a dungy plaque on the foliage of roses. Thrips eat cell juice. Colorless spots first appear. Then they increase in size. Holes from dead parts of the foliage appear. The buds are deformed. Fall prematurely without blooming. The pest is mobile, which is why it quickly moves from a diseased plant to a healthy one.
After damage to the bush, thrips leave sticky secretions on the plant
Important! Thrips not only destroy the rose by drinking its juice. They are capable of transmitting viral diseases.
Shield
Female scale insects are able to camouflage themselves in foliage color. It’s hard to notice. Unless in general terms:
- small red or brown blotches;
- fumed plaque;
- stops the active growth of the plant.
It is recommended to constantly inspect the roses. Especially the back of the foliage. With the appearance of sticky plaque, you need to start treatment. There is no special means of combating scale insects. It is necessary to perform foliage treatment with soapy water. The procedure is repeated after a few days.
Important! Spraying with a soapy solution eliminates not only the scabbard, but also a number of other pests.
Leaf cutter
After defeating the insects, perfectly even oval or round holes remain. The bee does not eat them, but makes its own home. Harm to the roses is minimal. Doesn’t bring much damage. Do not use chemicals. Enough organic processing from bees.
Weevil
Weevil is a rather large bug, reaching a size of 10 mm. It is difficult to detect because the insect is nocturnal. Leads an active lifestyle at dusk. Adults eat leaves. Larvae destroy the root system of the rose, hiding in the thickness of the earth.
Subtle weevils leading a nocturnal lifestyle. In the morning, only eaten leaves
To get rid of weevils, it is recommended to use insecticides. Spraying is performed in the evening. Used "Aktara" or "Inta-vir."
Ants
The main danger posed by ants is the spread and protection of aphids. To protect the vegetation in the garden, it is recommended to spray the soil near the rose with water with aromatic spices, essential oils. Pungent odors will repel insects, preventing them from harming the flowers. Prevention is an important condition for a healthy garden.
Pest treatment rose calendar
There is a list of recommended treatments:
- With the appearance of the first foliage, it is necessary to spray the bushes with powdery mildew and spotting agents. Use insecticides. Processing is repeated at intervals of 10 days.
- When the buds are advanced, insecticide treatment is performed again.
- At the end of July, it is recommended to repeat the first step, but taking into account the regular replacement of drugs to prevent addiction.
Important! When processing, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the weather.
Cats, flower beetles, aphids, beetles, scale insects are an incomplete list of pests that love to enjoy roses in the garden. They attack the bush by drinking juice and eating foliage. It is necessary to detect the pest in time and begin an active fight against it. Most insects are omnivores and affect indoor, cultivated, and ornamental plants, trees, and bushes.
