What I would do (have done) is cut the cane off at the base, then watch the plant carefully. I say that with the caveat that I believe RRD spreads through a plant slower in a colder climate, so I have a lot more time to catch it. However, since it is at the ends of the cane, cutting back is worth a try.

I'm not saying it is definitely RRD. But I agree it doesn't look good, and some caution is in order.

Thank you for your feedback

I’m certainly no authority on RRD, so take my post with a grain of salt, please. But I live in S Arizona at high elevation and we have gotten a lot of high temperature days this summer. I’m talking high 90’s and triple digit temps for day after day, weeks on end with no break. I have seen some strange growth pattern on several of my roses, but especially Boscobel, that looks similar to what you show on EV. I personally don’t think I’m dealing with RRV, but simply a heat stress symptom.

Thank you, Judi for your help.

I am also seeing photos of similar damage from chili thrips. small brown leaves with some distorted stems.

Looks like Chilli thrip damage to me . I get it every summer , stunted blackened new growth . You should trim the distorted growth then spray the whole bush with Spinosad .

I use Bonide Captain Jack's dead bug brew .

Does NOT look like RDD to me. Cutting down the cane like Mad advised wont hurt. Look at the foliage again when temps improve

This on my Alnwick . After talking to a couple local people Ive come to the conclusion that I probably have a massive chili thrip situation that I was attributing to high temps causing small distorted brown and shriveled new growth - and that I had it last year too.

I’m optimistic that if I treat this ongoing that maybe I really will have summer blooms next year. Honestly it’s somewhat embarrassing.

I was wondering how some people had such beautiful roses in high heat places in the summer and why mine looked so scorched despite so much watering and now I know

In FL , l get chilli thrip damage every year in the middle of summer . I really hate how it looks . This year is the only year l did not get it . Because l was very diligent about spraying .

Echo, that happened with me with another scotch Scorch ScorchScorch scourge, the dread Rose midge. Due to high temp. This site erases everything I say or type.

Pink Rose, how often do you spray to keep them under control?

Echo

From Spring to Fall , I spray every 2 weeks , sometimes l skip a week if l am super busy or traveling . Spinosad is the only thing that gets rid of them .

Thank you for letting me know

Before and after of the main offender, Eustacia Vye. I very nearly removed this plant completely due to the growth i shared above which looked so clustered and unusual.

I removed the growth and treated this three times and now have healthy growth

Echo _Texas

Beautiful results !

Actually chilli thrips are easy to control with Spinosad . I keep looking for early signs of infestation in summer . On new growth , distorted curled leaves and a little reddish tinge (marbling ) .

Here is a good article :

https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/thripslinks.htm

I agree, the treatment worked well and was easy to do. i bought a bottle with a spray nozzle but went through that very quickly. Ended up buying the concentrate and a sprayer with a wand instead.

I also realized that my plumbago and lantana also appeared to be affected. had to trim and spray a lot. This past Friday would have been the third weekly treatment but I didn’t do it and now I’m thinking I need to again because I dont want to move backward on this problem