Sawflies can be a significant threat to roses, causing unsightly damage as they munch through foliage, leaving skeletonized ...

Also called rose slugs, the larvae of sawflies look like small green caterpillars. They are less than a half inch (1.2cm) long. They feed from the undersides of leaves, creating brown spots and ...

Rose slug sawflies may have one or more generations per year and this is dependent on the species found on the plant. Adults emerge (Fig. 1), mate and lay eggs that hatch after about 10 - 14 days.