what is eating the leaves of my rose?
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Chewed Blossoms and Leaves: Several pests chew flowers and leaves – from Fuller rose beetles that leave ragged edges on leaves to leafcutter bees that cut semicircular holes. Rose slugs look like tiny caterpillars, but are the sluglike larva of a sawfly. ... The white larvae can kill canes or an entire plant.
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The most common insect pests that affect coneflowers include sweet potato whiteflies, aphids, Japanese beetles, and Eriophyid mites. Sweet potato whiteflies – Sweet potato whiteflies live and feed on the undersides of leaves, sucking out plant juices.
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Fuller Rose Beetles The bulging-eyed insects target lilacs' leaves and flowers. Ragged notches along leaf edges or entire leaves clipped from stems signal their presence. These pests leave cosmetic damage, but they aren't likely to cause serious harm.
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(Be careful not to damage the hydrangea itself.) ... If you see ants on your hydrangea leaves, small, green aphids are probably around. They like to feed on a sticky substance, honeydew, produced by the ants.
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The lily leaf beetle larvae, or grubs, cause the most damage. Hundreds of larvae may hatch at one time, and they begin eating immediately. Though the leaves are their preferred food, they will also devour buds, flowers and stems. Most feeding takes place under the leaves or at leaf nodes along the stem.
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Echinacea Pests and Diseases Echinacea can occasionally be infested by japanese beetles, root borers, aphids, cutworms, eriophyid mites, or tent caterpillars. ... Plants with any of these three diseases need to be removed and discarded as they can spread to other plants and are ultimately fatal.
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Aphids are common insects that damage zinnias when they puncture the leaves and stem to feed on the sap, or juice of the plant. Other pests, such as mites and scales, also damage zinnias by feeding on the sap.
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A multi-part attack is best. Start by spraying the affected plants with Japanese Beetle Killer (pyrethrin) or neem at the first sign of attack. Pyrethrin-based insecticide is a safe and effective way to control these pests on vegetables, grapes, raspberries, flowers, roses, trees and shrubs.
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Have fun! Ants won't hurt flowers. They may be "herding" aphids so they can eat their honeydew, but the aphids are the unwanted bug, not the ants. Check for soft-bodied insects on the underside of leaves or petals.
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Several species of moths and butterflies will lay their eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars will much away on the leaves and flowers. The Foxglove pug moth larvae eat the flowers, and the lesser yellow underwing the leaves.
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Slugs and snails like areas that are moist and shady and eat irregular-shaped holes in the leaf (but not along the edges). To see of snails and slugs are your plant-eating culprits, come out at night with a flashlight and look under leaves. ... Cucumber beetles will leave tiny transparent circles on plant leaves.
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Slugs. Slugs eat large holes in mature marigold leaves and will completely devour young plants. You won't commonly see slugs feeding on your marigolds because slugs are nocturnal, but you may see the slime trails they leave behind. Wait until after dark and, with a flashlight, pick off the slugs.
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The rose slug is actually not a slug. It is larvae of sawflies, which lay their eggs on the underside of rose leaves. These annoying pests feed on the leaves of Knock Out roses, leaving holes in them. In large infestations, rose slugs can lead to loss of vigor, and wilting and leaf dropping.
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Black spot is a fungal disease (Diplocarpon rosae) that affects roses. The fungus develops as black spots on the leaves, which eventually causes the leaves to turn yellow and drop off. Besides looking unsightly, it can seriously weaken the rose plant.
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Leaf-chewing caterpillars, snails and slugs, along with sap-sucking aphids, whiteflies and spider mites are common iris pests. Damage from chewing insects is easy to recognize. Holes in the leaves or chewed leaf margins are telltale signs of caterpillars.
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White spots on roses are often caused by powdery mildew, a fungus disease that affects the surface of leaves. The white mildew is spread by the wind and develops during humid periods, according to the University of Illinois Extension website. Mildew is reduced with water, sanitation, fungicide spray and pruning.
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The most frequent assaulters of your precious basil plant leaves are Japanese beetles, slugs and aphids.