I don't see anything visible, even use my eye spec from our crop consultant. But it looks like almost full moon circles in the leaves and also in the petals. We don't have any grasshoppers yet, seems to be happening to roses and burning bush so far. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
May 26, 2012, 06:53 PM
still tryin
Do you have sawflys in your area?
May 26, 2012, 08:10 PM
still tryin
If the holes look like ones in the picture below I think you have rose weevils. I can't imagine why you wouldn't be able to spot them though. That's why I thought of sawflies because the larval form are hard to see. They are called rose slugs.
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May 26, 2012, 09:09 PM
mgt
With the circular damage, I'm thinking leaf cutter bees, too.
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May 27, 2012, 12:12 AM
ladeuce
ga.karen, the link you supplied to leaf cutter bees has pictures exactly what the leaves and petals on my rose bushes and other plants look like, now I need to research what I can use to eliminate the problem. Do you or anyone else out there have a solution for me please? Thank you so much for your replies and I hope this is resolved soon....This message has been edited. Last edited by: ladeuce,
May 27, 2012, 04:28 AM
still tryin
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Originally posted by ladeuce: ga.karen, the link you supplied to leaf cutter bees has pictures exactly what the leaves and petals on my rose bushes and other plants look like, now I need to research what I can use to eliminate the problem. Do you or anyone else out there have a solution for me please? Thank you so much for your replies and I hope this is resolved soon....
Also check for slugs. I swore I did not have slugs but have killed at least 3 dozen this year. Two large ones about 3 inches long. They were living under a flower pot.
May 27, 2012, 12:12 PM
theoriginalfluffy
Slugs decimated my henryi clematis this year. They had already done a lot of damage before we realized it was slugs. Now we have set up some beer traps for them and it's great to see them filled up with the nasty things each morning. At least they died happy.