Essential Rose Bush Care Will Keep Your Garden Stunning



Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2009

by Orlando Centeno
http://roselanding.com

Rose Bush Care is Essential

Bug problems? Everyone has them in their garden no matter what the species, and rose gardens are no exception. There are many bugs that can be infecting your garden. Take a look at your leaves and stems to see if you can see any bugs. If you can not see them with the plain eye you could pull out your trusty magnifying glass to take a look. If you do see some bugs with the plain eye, you could pull them off and set them far away from your plants, if you choose not to use any chemical products. Once you have removed the bug make sure to remove the leaf just in case they left behind any eggs.

There are many different bugs that could infect your rose garden. Some of the bugs include: rose midge larva, rose cane borer, thrips, Japanese beetles, stem girders, aphids, rose slugs, mites, caterpillars, scale insects, and rose chafers. If you find any of these bugs in your rose garden, special rose bush care will be very essential to help eliminate the problem. There are various products out on the market that can help with these problems. When using bug elimination products for your rose garden, make sure you read and follow all the directions carefully. You want to make sure your killing the bugs, not your rose garden.

Predators and Parasites

If you choose not to use any chemical products in your rose garden you may want to look at some alternatives for rose bush care. Getting non-harmful bugs is a good way of counteracting the harmful ones. Lady bugs are one of the most common bugs you can use to help with any infestation. Ladybugs are known as a predatory bug. Predatory bugs have chewing mouthparts (ladybugs, praying mantises) and they eat their prey whole. Piercing-sucking mouthparts (lacewing larvae) suck all the fluids from their prey's body. Predators like to keep an abundance of prey around, so they never really eliminate the problem. They are best used as a preventative control.

For the best rose bush care I would recommend using (gathering) parasites (Trichogramma Wasps). Parasites affix to the prey's body, taking many days to consume it. Parasites don't like having an abundance of prey. What they like to do is completely eliminate them. Adult parasites like to place their eggs in hosts and when the eggs hatch they stay in the host and eat it from the inside out. More often than not the larvae will stay in the host until they emerge as adults. Parasites and predators can out-breed most of their prey, reproducing faster than they are able keep up with.

If predators and/or parasites are going to be used within your garden for rose bush care, it is best to make sure you stop using any chemical products to ensure the well being of your predators and/or parasites. All toxic chemicals should stopped being sprayed at least 2 weeks before you introduce your bugs. Any insecticidal soaps may be used up to a couple of days before the introduction, providing that you clean any residue off your roses. DO NOT use any chemical sprays or products once your predators and/or parasites have been introduced into your rose garden.

Landy Centeno is a rose bush care enthusiast. For more information on rose bush care and rose gardens, visit http://www.roselanding.com and join our Ultimate Guide to Roses 10 part mini-course.
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