Chilli thrips.

Whitefly?

I also think thewhitefly. When you walk by the plant or touch the plant do they swarm? If they swarm it is probably whitefly

I magnified with the computer tool and there aren't any wings and the things aren't very thick around their middles which rules out white flies as I've seen them. They also seem to be solid which rules out aphid carcasses.

Their location feeding on the petals (and destroying the substance of the petals) supports Roseseek's thrips id.

Yea. I don't think they can fly or at least they don't seem to when I try disturbing the petals. They just go on crawling about. I suspected chilli thrips at one point but I heard they aren't visible to the naked eye so I'm still unclear about this.

I also agree with roseseek, some form of flower thrip.

Weird, I responded to this post when it was posted. I said "It looks like Chili Thrips, but I hope I'm wrong." Maybe it was just me.

Do you have access to a high definition scanner? If so, scan a leaf with the white specs, and then use your scanner tie to your computer moniter to magnify the scanned image.

On several websites from Florida USA that can be found with a rose chili thrip search, you'll find images of chili thrips and they have a distinctive black band period across their bodies.

I don't actually have a high-Def scanner. Where I come from its quite hard to find and it would be quite expensive as well. I'm thinking of just spraying Malathion as an all purpose bug spray, just in case these guys get out of hand.

Just informing you guys but I had a chilli thrip infestation before and so I think another round of malathion is in session again anyways.

Thanks for the input though guys :)

In Thailand we call them "Fire Thrips". (I think it's because they produce burn damage on plants.) They also attack many kind of tropical fruit trees and gardenias.

I think its white fly. I have had both. Thrips tend to hide in the flowers and buds that's what makes them so hard to kill. They bred in the ground under the rose and can also swarm. If they are thrips its not any kind I have ever seen. White fly on the other hand doesn't care where they land or live and Malathion will take care of them. If it was me I would rather have white fly. Also I have found that malathion will not kill thrips. Soil drench with systemic or systemic granules will work. The rose takes it into the canes etc. Thrips prefer light colored roses.

To find thrips take a rose that is just beginning to open and knock it on a piece of white paper if you have thrips you will see very small little brownish critters. Like a small pencil mark. I still think its white fly.

Hoihoisoi, Do you have any white roses in your garden. It is very easy to determine CT damage on light colored roses. BTW - from extensive experience, Conserve SC is the only effective insecticide for CT.