Thank you Patty. I'll start researching today. I had a feeling I'd find other gardeners who talk to their plants. :)

I also have a few of those suckers out enjoying my beautiful rose leaves. Sometimes I can't even find them they hide pretty well. So I'm glad you saw them and could deal with them.

I chat with my Rose's too

I only found two on one bush but I wouldn't be surprised if there are more that I missed. They did a fair amount of damage. I'll just remain diligent as I don't want to spray any chemicals.

If you build it, they will come...

I see these all throughout the rose garden, they do massive munching in my garden. I don't spray, either, if I have a trowel handy I flick them off, but mostly leave them to the predators.

I planted 8 rose bush this year. Everyday after work I just go and inspect the leaves on my roses and on average I'm getting 3-4 of this everyday. I don't spray I just squish them. Sometimes I can see grackles around my roses but I don't think they eat them.

Yeah since I only spotted the two I'm not too worried about. I've been looking into them this morning and while they'll make my bush unsightly I think they'll be find as long as I can keep finding and squishing. I guess my evening talks will be that much longer :)

I fold the leaf over the slug and squish. My roses aren't big enough to handle too much leaf eating...plus the hail has done a lot of damage too.

Carol

Carol, I’m sorry you must deal with that hail so often. Like I said before our seasons just aren’t long enough for this.

On some of my roses that have not grown much yet I squish them too. When they are only a foot tall they don’t have much to loose do they.

You need some of these RayGun...

Jim - what??? Go wasp go!!!! Our neighbor was complaining to me that there must be a wasp nest nearby....I'm like...yeah, maybe. I know there have been wasps here for a long time in our yard somewhere (there are many different types here)...but they NEVER bother me or the dogs...they are too busy hunting amongst the rose leaves. Always hunting.

Patty - Yeah, it seems we are all plagued by something/many things during the season. Boo!

Carol

Jim, now that is cool! I would love it if I had some more predators helping me out but I have yet to spot any. Maybe it's just that the prey supply is pretty low...lucky I guess.

Patty/Carol - like you my roses are too small to not be diligent but luckily I only have 4 roses to inspect each day. Hope your weather clears up soon, Carol.

I see wasps patrolling our roses daily.... lol....I leave them alone too...

I spotted a few honey bee's around my lavender yesterday, which is around my roses, so that's something! They don't attack the pests but at least I'm attracting some 'good' bugs.

So that's what those holes are!

Would Bt (Bacilis thurengis apologies for the spelling) work on the rose slugs? I have some for my tomatoes (I hate, hate, hate, hate those nasty hornworms) and I'd be willing to spray my potted roses since I already have the Bt mixed up and in a sprayer.

I believe I have read that it does not work on rose slugs. As rose slugs are not true caterpillars.

Thanks Patty! I didn't realize they didn't 'count' as caterpillars. I'll save my spray for my tomatoes then.

Yes BT does Not work on rose slugs.,...

Jim, I spotted a patrolling wasp this weekend and thought of you lol! Haven't been out to knock any aphids off since, though I still check twice a day. Fun to watch nature take it's course so long as the aphids don't gain the upper hand.

RayGun - still pretty windy, so I can't put the thrips cups out. They've ruined quite a few of my roses. Darn things. Yes, it's so wonderful to see bees out enjoying our flowers. :)

Jim - I love seeing wasps (many different kinds) out on patrol. :) We're lucky to have them. :)

The chewed edges on the first photo might be leaf cutting bees that use rose leaves for their nests. Rose slugs nibble at the cuticle of the leaves leaving it look like whitish tunnels so to speak. If I see them (look under leaves) I squish them.