It’s no secret that gardeners battle with insects in their flower gardens every year. In rose gardens, the bristly rose slug can be a nemesis, often leaving gardeners confused as to why their roses ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... May and June are glorious times in the garden; if you’re a rose lover, it’s when most roses are at their peak of bloom. Nothing quite like a bush with ...

Today is the first day of June and is considered to be the first day of summer for some. Spring gardening is always the most enjoyable time of the year to garden. Everything is fresh, new and easy to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Rose slug, a sawfly larva (Hymenoptera), on underside of rose (Rosa) leaf Q • My rose leaves have brown patches on them, and some ...

Q. We have several rose bushes, which are all having the same issue. The leaves look like something has eaten them. I have looked for bugs, worms or other critters but see nothing on the leaves. The ...

Question. When pruning my Drift Roses, I notice nearly a dozen slugs. Are the iron phosphate slug baits safe to use at the base of the plants? Answer. Populations of plant-feeding slugs and snails are ...