Yes!!! Thrips!!! That is what those little buggars are called!! They are next to impossible to get rid of!!! However, every time I cut a rose off this bush because it looks like the one above, I cut it open and shake the rose over a white piece of paper (the county extension office told me to do that so I could see the thrips because they are so small) and I'm not seeing any thrips this year, but something is still clearly zapping the life out of the roses!
I really like the suggestion of waiting until the rose bush has gone dormant to transplant it. I was thinking just that because if I transplant it now, I am going to take the breeding ground for the thrips or whatever else it is that is killing my roses to the new location!!! Thank you ALL SO MUCH!!!! Anymore ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. I just don't want to lose this rose bush since it belonged to my mom. I can't replace it.
