Pest identification
What's eating my elina rose?
Aphids
Signs: Clusters on new growth and buds; sticky honeydew; growth distortion
Control: Blast off with water; insecticidal soap or neem; attract hoverflies by planting nearby umbellifers
Thrips
Signs: Petals develop silvery or brown streaks; blooms open damaged or one-sided
Control: Remove infested flowers promptly; spinosad or insecticidal soap spray; sticky traps
Japanese beetle
Signs: Flowers and leaves reduced to lacy skeletons; beetles active midday in sun
Control: Hand-pick in the morning; neem oil repellent spray; soil nematodes in spring
Rose sawfly larva
Signs: Pale windows on leaf undersides; complete defoliation of small branches in heavy years
Control: Check undersides weekly; pick off larvae; insecticidal soap on undersides; prune badly hit shoots
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Elina Rose pests — FAQ
What is eating my elina rose?
Elina Rose (large-flowered hybrid tea, creamy yellow) is commonly damaged by aphids, Japanese beetles, thrips, and rose sawfly. The pale blooms are particularly attractive to thrips that cause petal browning. Aphids are a season-long pressure on the tall hybrid tea canes. Deer will browse canes in rural and suburban gardens.
How do I get rid of aphids on elina rose?
Clusters on new growth and buds; sticky honeydew; growth distortion Blast off with water; insecticidal soap or neem; attract hoverflies by planting nearby umbellifers
How do I get rid of thrips on elina rose?
Petals develop silvery or brown streaks; blooms open damaged or one-sided Remove infested flowers promptly; spinosad or insecticidal soap spray; sticky traps
How do I get rid of japanese beetle on elina rose?
Flowers and leaves reduced to lacy skeletons; beetles active midday in sun Hand-pick in the morning; neem oil repellent spray; soil nematodes in spring
How do I get rid of rose sawfly larva on elina rose?
Pale windows on leaf undersides; complete defoliation of small branches in heavy years Check undersides weekly; pick off larvae; insecticidal soap on undersides; prune badly hit shoots