You're not alone. I've got them on a Pink Tabebuia for the first time. All the new growth is curled up. Such is life.

I haven't seen any and I have many roses.
Maybe they aren't coming here (said hopefully).

Denise

Laura, they are attacking my "francesca Kreuger" roses. It's the first time I get to see this roses bloom and they are being eaten. All my other roses and everything else are fine. I do not use insecticide so I got to pick by hand,I guess.
Felix

Horrible thrip problem on my gardenias, roses - even my irises. I smelled my gardenia (couldn't resist) and think I sniffed up a few thrips too.

What can you use to combat them? Anything?

Spinosad is the chemical that will kill them. There are a few garden treatments that have this chemical. Conserve is the one that I use. It kills chilli thrips which will kill the whole rose unless it is treated. Rosmania and other online vendors carry it--very expensive though.

You guys may have the regular thrips that can be killed using other insecticides, but one needs to spray fairly regularly at this time of year to get them.

Right now what I am seeing is the regular flower thrips. The "good" thing is that they usually calm down by the next flush of flowers. So if you don't like using chemicals you can wait them out.