Rose Aphids on one of my fresh young rosebuds.
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May 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman
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Rose Aphids on one of my fresh young rosebuds.
May 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman
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Beautiful little insects and fun to inspect them up close. Do they do much damage?
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Thank you, Annie 🙂 Not really. The roses bloom pretty well, and the ladybirds and lacewings help keep numbers down.
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Leave it to Mother Nature to have a plan…
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Excellent shot. I do hope they leave you some roses to enjoy though😏
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂 They usually do, thankfully 🙂
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This looks like a job for … Ladybird Man! The Suburban Superhero.
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Ark you really made me laugh then! They sure are superheroes, and thankfully I have some around to blitz them!
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Everyone knows the secret! Call in the Lady Bugs — or Ladybirds, as you call them. They will help to keep those aphids in check.
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Yes, and they appear to do so. I have seen quite a few of the bugs/birds on the roses, so hopefully they will help to keep the aphid numbers down.
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What an extraordinary sight.
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You don’t quite realise how many there are until you really look closely.
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Hard to LIKE this one – hehe! 😉
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I know what you mean, Eliza 🙂
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Look at these happy little folk busy in their spring mode! Great Pete!
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Thank you, Diana 🙂 Happy sucking the juice from my roses 🙂
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Wow!! This was really an amazing macro shot Pete! And this is probably a fraction of many aphids right now 😕
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Thank you, Anita 🙂 You are right. This was on one small part of a rose bud of many which are coming out now. Thankfully there appears to be some ladybirds around as I don’t like spraying them.
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Oooofffff! Cool close-up, but your poor roses!!
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Thank you, Jill 🙂 I have these little sap suckers visit every year and my roses appear to manage ok, thankfully.
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