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Green worm on rose plant #319748

Asked May 08, 2016, 1:53 PM EDT

Hi, Could you please identify the worm found on rose leaf, shown in the picture (put on a maple leaf for the picture taking). Length: between one and one and quarter inch. Time found, mid morning. Thanks, 

Howard County Maryland

Expert Response

This looks like a rose slug and is a common pest of roses.  See our website for more informationhttp://extension.umd.edu/hgic/rose-slugs-shrubs
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Answered by the Home & Garden Information Center's Maryland Certified Professional Horticulturists Replied May 09, 2016, 12:45 PM EDT

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