A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The House Plant Forum My poor rose!

I got some great advice here a couple of weeks back to feed my rose to stop blackspot. I've been feeding but the plant seems not to be recovering.
On close inspection I see that it is infested with some horrible bug. Can anyone tell me what it is, how to get rid of it and any other tips that might help this year old climber which isn't looking in great health?
Any help gratefully received.

You have rose aphids now as well. If it was a light infestation I'd use dish soap in water to spray them but it looks like you might have to use Neem oil. Honestly, I'd cut it back a few inches to the ground and throw away every piece of branch and leaf....then spray the ground and left over root stalk with insecticide. Sorry.

That looks like a pretty stressed rose. The reddish-brown spotting is consistent with black spot, but the tiny pale speckling on the leaves also makes me think there’s a sap-sucking pest involved, possibly rose leafhopper.

I’d remove the worst affected leaves and any dead leaves around the base, and check the undersides of the remaining leaves closely. If you find the insects there, washing them off with a fairly strong spray of water can help if the infestation isn’t too severe. Keep the foliage as dry as possible when watering and make sure the rose isn’t sitting in constantly wet soil.

Since it’s only a year old, I wouldn’t keep increasing the fertilizer in an attempt to make it recover faster. Give it good light, consistent watering and some time to put out healthy new growth. It may not look perfect this year, but a young climber can recover surprisingly well once the pest and black spot pressure are under control.