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Roses #870703
Asked May 30, 2024, 8:48 AM EDT
Baltimore County Maryland
Expert Response
No insecticide is needed now since it won't have any impact on the plant or the insects. If the foliage regrows and starts to be damaged again by chewing insects, then you can look for larvae hiding out on the leaf undersides before deciding whether or not to intervene. Management options for sawfly larvae are included on the page linked above.
As the plant recuperates, the brown leaves will fall off on their own, though there is no harm in carefully snipping them off if you don't want to wait for them to drop. We can't predict how long it will take for new foliage to fill back in, but it might be a few weeks until the plants look more normal and lush again. While a modest amount of fertilizer might speed-up the process a little, the soil is probably already rich enough for the roots' needs, and over-fertilizing plants can risk outbreaks of other insects (like aphids), so generally we avoid recommending it and just giving the shrubs time to regrow at their own pace.
Miri