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can anyone tell me what this insect is?

6 years ago

My Augusta Luise flowered in October for the first time -

but the new buds look terrible!

When I looked at the photo I noticed some tiny black specks & looked at them through a magnifying glass - they are little beetle (?) type things, at least they have legs. What are they?? They are too small to photograph. I did notice some stickiness on the buds the other day.

I sprayed them with a Pyrethrum insect spray gun, is this the best thing to use?

And just noticed this on a Just Joey bud

All the other roses seem fine.

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smithdale1z8pnw
6 years ago
They could be black aphids, if so I would just wait for the ladybirds to arrive.
Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
6 years ago
Or stinkbug nymphs?
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lenarufus
Original Author
6 years ago
I think they’re too small for stink bug babies .. they could be black aphids, didn’t know they could be black, as the green aphids have been really heavy since September. I gave up on the ladybugs as they weren’t making a dent on the aphid population, I’ve just been squashing them with my fingers

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