Managing Pests in Gardens: Trees and Shrubs: Rose

Pests in Gardens and Landscapes

Rose—Rosa spp.
Family Rosaceae (Rose family)

Plant identification

Roses are deciduous or evergreen shrubs, trees, or groundcovers.

Optimum conditions for growth

Most rose species do well in full sun to light shade. Consistent irrigation improves performance.

Rose flowers

Pests and disorders of *Rosa* spp.
Invertebrates overview Aphids Melon aphid Rose aphid Armored scales California red scale Greedy scale Latania scale Rose scale San Jose scale Cottony cushion scale Flatheaded borers Flatheaded appletree borer Pacific flatheaded borer Foliage-feeding caterpillars Fruittree leafroller Omnivorous looper Orange tortrix Tent caterpillars Tussock moths Foliage miners Leafminers Fuller rose beetle Gall makers Hoplia beetle Leafcutting bees Leafhoppers Rose leafhopper Mealybugs Citrus mealybugs Pink hibiscus mealybug Raspberry horntail Root nematodes Rose curculio Sawflies Bristly roseslug Soft scales Black scale Brown soft scale European fruit lecanium Frosted scale Kuno scale	Invertebrates (cont.) Spider mites Twospotted spider mite Thrips Madrone thrips Western flower thrips Whiteflies Greenhouse whitefly Silverleaf whitefly Diseases overview Bacterial blight Black spot Botrytis blight Canker diseases Botryosphaeria canker Nectria canker Crown and root rots Crown gall Downy mildew Hairy root Leaf spot diseases Mycosphaerella spp. Sphaceloma spp. Oak root fungus Powdery mildew Rusts Stem cankers and dieback Verticillium wilt Viruses Prunus necrotic ringspot Rose leaf curl Rose mosaic virus Rose spring dwarf Environmental disorders Frost Mineral deficiencies Iron deficiency Zinc deficiency Nutrient and mineral excesses Poor water management Cultural practices Weeds overview Vertebrates

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How to Manage Pests

Pests in Gardens and Landscapes

Rose—Rosa spp. Family Rosaceae (Rose family)

Plant identification

Optimum conditions for growth

Invertebrates overview

Invertebrates (cont.)

Diseases overview

Environmental disorders

Cultural practices

Weeds overview

Vertebrates

Rose—Rosa spp.
Family Rosaceae (Rose family)