Bristly Rose Slug. The tiny green bug you see is an aphid and not responsible for the eaten tissue you see to the right of the slugs. For control, read the "saw fly" posts here and on the Antique Forum. Treatments are the same for both whether organic, inorganic or none at all...your choice. Kim

Here is a link that might be useful: Bristly Rose Slug

Wonderful pictures!

Thankyou Kim, I read thru the link and a few other sites. I am not a spray person (unless water). I think the best approach for me is to handpick the leaves, bag them up and dispose. For now its just on Abe, I will watch out. Thnx again.
Indu

You don't need to handpick the leaves, you can just squish the slugs.
Olga

Not attempting to convince you to spray or anything else, but if you have them on Abe, you will have them on the others, too. Unless Abe is in a well protected spot where conditions are perfect for them and all the others are out where it's hotter, drier and windier. The adults flew in, laid eggs everywhere and they hatch when conditions dictate. Abe is probably the advance guard.

Ah.. so Abe is the first one taking the onslaugh.. I will watch out. These are my initial yrs in gardening, so I am learning a lot in the process from all of you. Thankyou Kim.

Yes, Abe is your "canary in your coal mine". You're welcome! I hope you get a handle on them before they get out of hand. They can make your roses look quite nasty until either weather, predators or chemical intervention knock them down. Kim