Insects that eat leaves create different kinds of damage ... but in my garden they have a distinct preference for roses. This invasive species first showed up in North America in New Jersey ...

We have all experienced garden pests ruining our plants at some point ... and they are highly attracted to roses, devouring the bush from top to bottom, eating the tissue between leaf veins.

Biological control: Plant a diversity of plants among your roses to encourage thrips-eating beneficials such as lacewings and minute pirate bugs to come to your garden. Cultural tip: Select darker ...

"There's one species that rolls the leaves up," she says. "They eat it from the inside." A burrito for a bug. The damage to the rose's foliage never really bothered Jones and, in general ...

Leaf-feeding insects are a part of life in the Peninsula's rich horticultural landscape. The region's mild Mediterranean ...

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Eating the roots, stems, leaves, and flowers of plants ... including spots on your roses. The most common pests you’ll find around your rose bushes and plants are aphids, Japanese beetles ...