It's rained since the photos and more rain tonight so it may be clean of debris. The damage on the canes does look like grazing. I'll bring a hand lens and have a look maybe take some micros if I can manage it. Anything is better that the weeding and rose deadheading when it's wet. One question though as I mentioned before that these adults emerge in April and May after pupation. Maybe earlier here and then mating and egg laying and hatching and then the small larvae eat the exterior cane in this instance and make there way down the cane and into the bulb or through the cane at ground level so there should be larvae of holes at ground level maybe? I'll give both canes a thorough photo. Easier to see after it's blown up. I find a bug in every photo I take it seems. Thanks for all the help.
