If the leaves have holes, but, still have plenty of green, I leave them on.
Yellow or dead looking, then I take them off.

Hi jim, thank you for your quick reply. All the leaves are a rich deep green. I guess I have to work a little harder at keeping the bugs off. I spray my leaves off every time I see an aphid. I just use water and nothing else early in the morning.

The holes in your leaves may be from rose slugs (Sawfly Larvae). Check on the underside of your leaves for little green colored larvae.
I only took this leaf off because the sun was to bright to get a good pic. lol
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If you remove bug eaten leaves the bugs will go to another leaf to feast. That could end up causing you to remove all the leaves on your bushes. Leave them as long as they're green unless you have a perfect leaf phobia. If they bother you, walk past quicker and you'll not notice them.

Love your comment, Karl! Walk past quicker. lol I'll try that next time. :)

bonny,
Walking (actually riding on my Rascal scooter) fast past insect and disease problems, saves me a lot of work and worry. I find it's less harmful to the environment than spraying. I've also discovered the average visitor to my garden doesn't even see the damage. They're too busy looking at the flowers.

jim1961 - Thank you for showing me your pic of the rose slug. Yes, I did have these little critters on my roses but I wasn't sure what they were until I google it. I just sprayed them off with water until they were all gone and I haven't had any back.

Karl - You cracked me up. Yes, I guess since I'm a new rose grower, I really pampered my Polka climbing rose. I totally 'freaked' when I saw the holes in my leaves. Perfect Leaf Phobia? Yes, I believe I have that disease. hahaha. Okay, The cure...run past them each morning as fast as I can. OMG..I'm outta breath but by golly, I think it's working.

The only cure for your problem is to plant lots more roses. You get to a point where you don't have time to dwell on any one bush or problem and you take the easy way to solve problems.

I donÂt remove as someone said bugs will just go on to another leaf so one might get to the point that they have no leaves at all because they taken them all over. I think a hole here or there kind of gives it a my natural feel to it. Nothing in life is prefect.

Thanks Karl, yes - I think that's a good idea. I've got plenty of room to grow them.

Okay, the leaves 'stay' - Everything you are all saying about leaving them there, makes a whole lot of sense to me. Thank you for ideas.

I have another question? How soon do you start tying up the canes to the trellis/fence? I can't believe how beautiful 'Polka' rose is. I'm really happy with it.