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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"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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