Know of an insect that leaves sap on the rose bud it eats?
dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A)
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
There's something new I'm seeing in my garden, rose buds are being eaten by some type of insect that leaves a sticky dark sap on it. This is probably the fourth bud I found with the dark sap on it. I don't believe it to be slugs or snails because I see no trail on the leaves that are eaten too.
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TheOutrider-PA zone 6b
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some animal is eating my rose buds
Comments (25)Deer leave ragged ends on branches they browse. Good video showing this close up http://tinyurl.com/qc4hqqf (go to full screen for detail). Bunnies can only reach as high as they can stand on their hind legs, and are apt to leave a mess of torn leaves, stems & flowers strewn about. But they can jump to higher areas (porches, chairs) & nibble plants from above. Never noticed squirrels munching plants, but they get plenty of tidbits from bird feeder scatter. Our house sits in a clearing surrounded by woodlands, so somebody seems awake at any hour of the day or night scouting for supper. Aromatic plants like lavender & beebalm guard the borders near roses & floppy plants that obscure sure footing cover any bare ground around perennials, many of which are deer resistant, but nothing is deer proof. Have to fence the garden phlox when it buds, since deer have climbed the steps & gobbled down the blooms from the porch. Apparently, that's irresistible. They haven't bothered the hydrangeas, apart from sampling a leaf or two over the years, but in my son's garden miles away they browse his to stubs & bypass the Peace rose surrounded by lavender. Sedum Autumn Joy is a big draw for the fleshy leaves, so I leave the old stems poking out till getting around to caging them before the foliage outgrows their deterrence. Typically it's a curious young buck that comes exploring the flowers on his lonesome around here. Several small deer families graze on the back lawn & rest on the edge of the woods, but they seldom bother the plantings unless it's a hard season. Haven't noticed any damage from other woodland neighbors, though the turtles will clean up fresh fallen rose petals & help themselves to a few viola blooms. In the years I find heliotrope to grow in the porch boxes, a hedgehog couple can often be glimpsed sitting quietly next to them, apparently enjoying the fragrance as much as we do, without disturbing a petal....See Morehelp, whats my eating leaves and rose buds
Comments (7)Bayer 3-in-1 will get rid of some of those bugs. It will also kill the predator wasps, ladybugs, and any mantids and create an environment where the bad bugs return sooner than their predators. For those aphids, rose slugs, and mites, a simply spray of water is nearly as effective as a kill'em-all insecticide. These are the easier of the pests to knock off of rose bushes. The rain should be part of your pest control, and not contributing to the infestation. I believe all of the ones you listed prefer hot & dry conditions....See MoreHelp please pest is eating leaves and rose buds
Comments (1)Those are bagworms. Unusual for them to attach themselves to roses, but not unheard of. Usually they are most common on Junipers or Arborvitaes. In my area (Tulsa) they can start gathering their bags in late April or May. They start out very small, and as they eat and gather leaves they grow much larger. My evergreen Arborvitae is prone to them so every few days when it's time for them to show up in late spring I start checking the foliage to see if the small ones are starting up. B.T. will kill the small ones, not so much the larger ones. I've supplied a link to an Oklahoma Master Gardener site about them...Hope this helps...Maryl Here is a link that might be useful: Oklahoma bagworms...See MoreInsect damage to rose buds
Comments (7)That's probably the culprit, then. I've never seen those. If this damage is widespread, the insecticide spinosad would be suitable to try if no further ID is feasible. A university entomologist might be able at least to determine what order of insect (beetle, fly, moth, sawfly etc.) it is....See More
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Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA