Rose Pest Control Solutions

Rose pest control begins with learning to recognize the most common ones first. Below is a list of the top 5, not in any order, common rose garden pests, along with helpful solutions.

#1 Common Rose Pest

If you are seeing masses of bugs on leaves and buds, it is likely aphids (can be most any color). For an organic solution use Fertilome's Triple Action Plus or Rose, Flower & Vegetable Spray or Rose & Flower Dust.

A conventional remedy would be Fertilome's Liquid Carbaryl or Systemic Insecticide Granules

#2 Common Rose Pest

If blooms are shredded, discolored or buds are distorted, insects may be found when you squeeze a bloom. Also watch petals for movement.

These are likely Thrips. Use a white sheet of paper, tap on the buds and examine it for movement.

Similar solution to above. For an organic solution use Fertilome's Triple Action Plus or Rose, Flower & Vegetable Spray. A conventional remedy would be Fertilome's Liquid Carbaryl or Systemic Insecticide Granules

#3 Common Rose Pest

Do leaves have a gold fuzz on them, with webbing on the undersides? Or moving tiny red specks? Spider mites are tiny spider-like red insects who love hotter weather. The warmer it is, the more likely the infestation.

For an organic solution use Fertilome's Triple Action Plus or Rose, Flower & Vegetable Spray or Rose & Flower Dust. A conventional remedy would be Fertilome's Systemic Insecticide Granules.

#4 Common Rose Pest

If the leaves are eaten-skeletonized or large C's notched out of the sides, Caterpillars or Cutter Bees are the culprit.

For an organic solution use Fertilome's Triple Action Plus or Rose, Flower & Vegetable Spray or Rose & Flower Dust. A conventional remedy would be Fertilome's Liquid Carbaryl.

#5 Common Rose Pest

Black spots or white powder on the leaves are usually an indication of Black Spot or Powdery Mildew fungus. Prevention is simply having good sanitation and watering in the morning-without getting the leaves wet.

The best organic solution, again, is Fertilome's Triple Action Plus or Rose, Flower & Vegetable Spray or Bonide Liquid Copper. A conventional remedy would be Fertilomes Liquid Systemic Fungicide at the first sign of infection.

It can also be used as a preventative solution for rose pest control strategies.

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