Poorly miniature rose

Hi every body my names Ann, I'm generally around on the poultry forums as I keep and breed rare breed poultry. The reason why I have come on here is to get some help from some knowledgable folks about roses & bugs. I have a miniature rose, kept in a pot on my kitchen window sill in winter and outside during summer. The rose is very healthy putting up lots of new shoots and leaves. The problem I have is that the new leaves almost as soon as they are out wither and die. It hasn't bloomed in over a year as its so busy trying to keep leaves on. Also stems on the bush die as well.
I am utterly certain there is a bug responsible but just not sure what type or how to treat it.

The only thing that helps the plant is a daily misting with water, which obviously the bugs don't like and the plant is given a fighting chance. I once bought a bug gun for roses, but it was totally ineffective, I had better results from just water. Has anyone got any ideas what bug it is and what I can treat it with?
I tried a product last year which I had for treating red mite in the poultry huts, duramitex, which was very effective for a while. But thought a brilliant product its now been withdrawn from the market.

Has anyone got any ideas which bug it is and what I might use to treat it?

 

Minature roses are notoriuse for problems being overbred.... Best thing is to plant it outside.

 

I tried dozens of those sweet little roses but never did any good. They are also notoriously prone to spider mite. Look see if there's any cloaks of fine spider web over the leaves. Dead give-away.

 

I have say that we don't have much success with them either. After a couple of weeks the flowers fall and the leaves follow,so that's when I plant them outside where they thrive. Perhaps it's the neglect they get in the small borders that they like:D

 

I agree with Progard here, put it where it belongs, in the garden.

 

Just to update this thread, I treated it with a bug spray that wasn't really intended for plants, I'd been using it in my poultry sheds, for red mite. So if it kills those little pests it could tackle anything.:flag:

I then cut it back down to just above the compost level, cutting out all the dead and diseased wood. It's coming back like a new plant now, lots of glossy green leaves, new stems shooting up all over the place. I just had one stem that had died back completely, but that now is putting up a new side shoot.
I don't know about TLC, I was quite brutual.

 

carolla1
Iput a question on a few weeks ago about a patio rose but think I might have missed any help with it .It grew bushy but only one rose came out .The others went mouldy.Could it have a disease and how will I treat it.I wouldlike your advice please asit was a present from my daughter.Thanks Carolla1.

 

Evening carolla1 and welcome to GC.

I'm sorry you didn't get a response to your question ... I certainly could not have been of help as I have the same problem here and I have many miniatures but I have this problem with miniatures and all the rest ...... I live in a hottish dry climate most of the year ... not now as we are entering rainy season which could cause problems .....

Perhaps our 'expert' wiseoldowl may enlighten us on our problems ..... woo ....