Roses are "alive" .....
 

One of my rose bushes has come alive on its stems with little bugs. Are
these greenfly? Do they damage the rose? How best to remove? I sprayed
some fly/wasp spray on them just to annoy them this morning! Hopefully that
won't damage the roses either ;)




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Roses are "alive" .....
 

"al" wrote in
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One of my rose bushes has come alive on its stems with little bugs.
Are these greenfly? Do they damage the rose? How best to remove? I
sprayed some fly/wasp spray on them just to annoy them this morning!
Hopefully that won't damage the roses either ;)

No idea if your flyspray will kill aphids (greenfly).

Squish them with your fingers, spray them with a strong hose jet, or anoint
with slightly soapy water. Or stick a bird-feeding station overhead to
attract bluetits.

Oh, and give the roses a good feed/manure and make sure they aren't too
dry. Weak/thirsty plants seem to be much more prone to serious aphid
attacks.

Victoria
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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