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Rose chafer

noun
1.
A common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses.  Synonyms: Cetonia aurata, rose beetle.
2.
Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines.  Synonyms: Macrodactylus subspinosus, rose bug.





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"Rose chafer" Quotes from Famous Books



... quickly and so gets its name of leaf-hopper. Kerosene emulsion is good to use. Often slugs will feed upon the surface of the leaves. A dusting of lime over the leaves keeps these feeders away. There is a brown beetle called the rose chafer, which eats the flower itself. Hand picking is about the best weapon to employ against this enemy. A scale sometimes comes on the stems. This scale looks like a white crust. It is wise to spray such rose bushes with kerosene emulsion. ...
— The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. • Ellen Eddy Shaw


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