Green tiny insects on my rose buds please help.?
The bugs sound like aphids. You can use anything from alcohol and soapy water to any of the various insectides for roses available at hardware stores. They are harmful, so you do want to get rid of them. The powdery stuff is a type of mildew. It is also a bad thing. I use Orthonex, an Ortho product, on my roses. It works for aphids, powdery mildew, and black spot. Wonderful stuff.
Reply:aphids and soapy water will repell them. Must be a gentle soap like Murphy's oil. 3 capfull to 4 cups of water, this works on repelling most plant eating insect. Keep in mind that this only works for a day and only if the plant stays dry. You must reapply after rain or watering. Report Abuse
Reply:Aphids
Reply:Sounds like Aphids, a common pest on rose bushes. The most effective cure I've found is liquid dish soap in a spray bottle full of water. Spray the roses once a day.
Reply:It sounds Aphids. You do not have to eliminate every single aphid, just control their numbers. Safer’s insecticidal soap works well and is safe and easy to use. Ladybugs and lacewings feed on aphids so encourage their presence to help control the aphid population. Aphids have a great aversion to chives, so you may want to try interplanting attractive chive plants in your rose bed.
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Reply:they sell a spray you got to spray roses all the time there a pain but beautiful to have I don't know the name of this spray but ask no matter what we use any more bugs are getting ammuned to it
Reply:They are aphids. Go to a garden store and tell them your roses have aphids and they will get you what you need. They are destructive hasty little creatures so you need to act quickly
Reply:Get ladybugs. They eat 'em up--it's unbelievable what a difference it can make, and it's not a chemical you have to put on your roses. Call up a gardening center and see if they have them. Good luck!
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