Pests Help! Something is eating my roses! Aphids - Typically attach to new growth and cause deformed buds and leaves. What do I do? Budworms - Typically cut through leaves and buds leaving large holes. What do I do? Deer - Typically eats all new growth including buds. What do I do? Japanese Beetles - Typically causes "lace leaf" and large holes in blooms. What do I do? Spider Mites - Typically causes leaves to dry up and leaves a dusty residue on the bottom of the leaves. What do I do? Thrips - Typically causes blooms to shrivel up before opening or causes brown edges on blooms. What do I do?