List of pests and diseases of roses

Roses (Rosa species) are susceptible to a number of pests, diseases and disorders.

Cultivation requirements of individual rose species and cultivars, when observed, often assist in the prevention of pests, diseases and disorders.

Alternaria alternata Alternaria brassicae Alternaria brassicicola Ceratocystis paradoxa Chalaropsis thielavioides Diplocarpon rosae Marssonina rosae [anamorph] || Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] || Coniothyrium wernsdorffiae || Cryptosporella umbrina Botryosphaeria dothidea Fusicoccum aesculi [anamorph] Botryosphaeria ribis Fusicoccum sp.

|| Septoria rosae Sphaerulina rehmiana [teleomorph] || Elsinoë rosarum Sphaceloma rosarum [anamorph] || Verticillium albo-atrum Verticillium dahliae || Plant-parasitic nematodes include several genera and can be detrimental to plants – from attacking plants, acting as vectors spreading plant viruses to endoparasites.

Containerised and container-grown roses: Plant all year round, provided the ground is neither frozen, nor very dry.

Rose aphid ( Macrosiphum rosae ) feeding on buds and shoots
Rose rust ( Phragmidium )
Two-spotted mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) on Gardenia
Yellow tea thrips ( Scirtothrips dorsalis )
Bristly roseslug ( Cladius difformis ) on the underside of a leaf
Cottony cushion scale ( Icerya purchasi )
Leaf damage caused by a leafcutting bee ( Megachile sp.)
Root-knot nematode ( Meloidogyne sp.) nodule damage to roots
Flea beetle ( Aphthona flava )
Crown gall rot ( Agrobacterium rhizogenes )
Black spot ( Diplocarpon rosae )
Powdery mildew ( Podosphaera pannosa )
Rose rust
Anthracnose Sphaceloma rosarum on Rosa rugosa
Pratylenchus penetrans , the most important pest nematode in the northeastern United States
Rose mosaic virus on R. "Queen Elizabeth"
Electromicrograph of Phyllocoptes fructiphilus , the vector of Rose rosette emaravirus
Hoar frost on Rosa sp.
Rose proliferation ( Rosa 'Prolifera de Redouté')