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Jul 29, 2013 9:23 PM CST
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Name: Joanne
Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a)
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Jul 29, 2013 9:40 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
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I don't know, but it looks more like a nutritional problem or herbicide reaction to me.
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Jul 29, 2013 9:44 PM CST
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Name: Joanne
Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Region: Canadian Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Roses
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Annuals Container Gardener Vegetable Grower Winter Sowing Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I initially thought they were sunburned. I noticed the little bugs tonight while it was raining. Had not seen the bugs before. The new growth seems fine
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Aug 1, 2013 9:28 PM CST
Name: Mike
Long Beach, Ca.
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I have those same bugs and the same damage on my roses. I was told by a county extensiojn agent that they are "Lace Bugs" (Not "lacewings"). They're practically transparent as adults and feed on the undersides of the foliage, which results in that speckled look.
Supposedly they tend to feed moreso on Ash trees and Azaleas (around here, anyway...).

I'd never seen these critters until a couple of years ago. Someone on the next street had a few huge Ash trees removed around that time so I guess they found my roses to be an alternate food source. (This is purely surmisal on my part.)

Either way, they seem to appear only in July, here...when the weather temperatures skyrocket. It's one of those situations where the damage is done seemingly overnight. I stripped all the foliage off the roses that were infected and they're now resprouting. The agent recommended spraying with insecticidal soap...which I forgot to do...until it was too late. Next year I'll be more vigilant.
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