What's eating my double delight rose?

Double Delight Rose is beloved but moderately disease-prone, making it a frequent target for aphids and spider mites. Its fragrant blooms draw thrips that scar the bicolor petals. Japanese beetles cause major damage in the US Midwest and East. Regular monitoring and good sanitation are the primary defenses.

Curled, sticky new growth with visible colonies of green or black insects on shoot tips and buds Apply insecticidal soap or neem oil; introduce or encourage beneficial insects; remove heavily infested shoots

Bronzed or stippled leaves with fine webbing underneath, worsening in hot, dry conditions Mist the undersides of leaves with water; apply miticide or neem oil; avoid water stress to reduce susceptibility

White or silver streaks and bruising on petals; flowers fail to open properly; tiny insects inside blooms Remove affected flowers; apply spinosad spray; place blue sticky traps nearby to monitor population

Skeletonized leaves and devoured flower heads from midsummer onwards Hand-pick at dawn; apply pyrethrin-based contact spray; use neem oil as a preventive repellent