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Skeletonized Rose Leaves: Caterpillar Damage

"Fish skeleton" leaves with veins intact indicate caterpillar feeding—likely tent caterpillars working from the top down. They avoid tough veins. Any garden spray for chewing insects works. Spray the base of affected plants too, as larvae pupate in soil. This is a moth larval stage; they'll soon leave to pupate.

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