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by Carol Chicci A ladybird beetle eating aphids on a rose bud. Photo by Dave Chicci. Rose pests arrive early, about the end of April, when we are occupied with planning our gardens. By that time thrips and aphids are already on some of the rose varieties in both my garden and in the Olivia White Hospice Garden. Thrips, especially, are very destructive, so you must act quickly to control them. The common thrips in our region is the Western Flower Thrips. Thrips (which is both

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