"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
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Black spot is a problem with a lot of roses. Best handled preventatively.
Cleanup is important, so remove the leaves that are most effected and
discard them (don't compost).

The bee is a leaf-cutter bee. It's one of the smaller pollinators. She
used the
pieces of leaves to close off sections of her nest. They nest in holes
and
crevices. Each section is packed with gathered pollen, then she lays an
egg, closes of the section, and starts another. A favorite place to nest
is
in old rose or raspberry canes which have been cut to expose the pith.
The
pith is easy for the bee to remove and the canes make nice nesting places.

That little bee might have pollinated your watermelon. So don't go
begrudging
her a little bit of rose leaf.

Good point about the bee. I didnt think of that. As for the roses, I will
mulch and clean up the infected leaves. I wonder if this is why the bush
only gave me one flower this year.

Fito








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Pat in Plymouth MI

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