One of the worst and most annoying little pests I know. They show up on your plants out of nowhere and in no time there is billion of them!
Once you think you wont the battle.... they show up again :p
This is not my rose so I guess it was just a little less annoying, but we often had them on roses, Viburnum opulus, honeysuckle, fennel, beans... and no amount of little ladybirds would be able to help.
Please enjoy the abundance of little devils.
Below you can also see a very young Budworm I think. Many of the buds on the bush were completely destroyed and eaten up.
You can see how they pierce the stem and suck up the plants sap with the little sucking tool (proboscis).
I was actually surprised not to see any ant around them. They usually farm them for their sweet excrement and protect them from any other creature. One of the nice symbiosis of the world :). Food (drinks actually) for protection.
On the same bush I also found this little guy: Speckled Bush Cricket
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
