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What are these green worms eating my roses?

pat_bamaz7
9 years ago

About this time every year, I start having perfect circles chewed through rose buds and new growth chewed completely in two a couple of inches below developing buds on a good many of my roses. Previously, I haven't seen the culprit. I noticed these green worms on several of my roses this weekend...some chewing through new growth and some chewing perfect circles hollowing out buds. What are they? Are they also the culprit for the circle holes in the leaves in the second picture (I don't recall having this leaf problem in previous years when I've had the bud and stem damage, but these leaves are from the same bush as picture one with the worm)? What about the other leaf damage in the first picture...is that from these worms, too? I squished the worms I saw...do I need to do anything else? TIA

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