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May 24, 2016 5:29 PM CST
Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
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RoseBlush1 said:Keith ... it's from the aphids. People in the rose world call it aphid honey dew. Ants will actually farm the aphids on roses so that they can get the honey dew. It's a symbiotic relationship that most gardeners hate.


I have to post photos, I know aphids create honeydew, the aphids were eating the drops the Rose was secreting.

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