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I just planted a hedge of Knockout Roses-Can you help me with an insect problem?
Rosebee asked:
There are 18 roses all together, 9 pink and 9 red. They have been in the ground since March 1st. I noticed a few whiteflies and aphids 2 weeks ago. Since they were do for their first fertilizer, I gave them all a half of treatment of Bayer 2 in one systemic feed and protect for roses. They are all blooming and have doubled in growth since planting, and generally look beautiful, but today I still see a few whiteflies and even more aphids.
Is it safe to spray them with like diazon already? I don’t want to harm the plants but at the same time, I don’t want those little green boogers (aphids) on my plants either. I appreciate your suggestions. Thanks!
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October 29th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I knew a lady who threw her used ,soapy dishwater on her roses to keep insects off of them. She had beautiful roses!!
October 31st, 2008 at 5:02 pm
you could wash your rose with soapy water but this takes forever and you have to keep repeating it
the best thing you can do is find and insect farm
(someone how sells insects)
and buy lady bugs as they eat the flys
October 31st, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Put a little dish wash soap in a sprayer, fill it and spray the leaves and roses. Will not hurt the rose bush and gets rid of aphids and white flys
November 1st, 2008 at 6:53 pm
you would be best to use the solid type of diazon. Just slip on a pair of gloves and sprinkle where it is showing up. If this continues you should cut off the part of the bush that is giving you trouble before it starts spreading. Remember, water roses in the cool of the evening when it has all night to soak up the water. If you water in daylight, the sun will only hit the plants and burn them leaving black spots. I had a rose garden and had so much trouble with it that I put all of my roses in BIG pots and put them on my patio they love it and they thrive better and need less care. Hope this helped