How To Get Rid Of Greenfly And Black Spot On Roses
Even if you get rid of greenflies now there s always the chance that they could come back.
How to get rid of greenfly and black spot on roses. Remove and dispose of any remaining leaves when you do your dormant pruning in late winter early spring. About two weeks after the spores infect a plant the telltale black spots develop on the leaves. These black spots are what biologists call fruiting structures. One of the most natural ways to prevent greenflies from returning to your roses is companion planting.
Keeping the rose bushes thinned well at pruning and deadheading times will help the airflow through the bush thus also helping to prevent black spot on roses and other fungal disease outbreaks. Removal of leaf litter and pruning of diseased canes back to healthy wood is also important. Spores can remain on leaves and stems and can reinfect whenever conditions are favorable. Black spot is a fungal disease that specifically affects roses.
Furthermore it can also seriously weaken rose plants. Within 10 days of the first symptoms the disease has already started spreading. Spores can spread by water and wind. Sometimes a concoction of warm water and detergent can be administered to the plant via a spray bottle or even by hand.
Rainfall mist fog or even lawn sprinklers can provide sufficient moisture for black spot to thrive.