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20 lip 2020 · Rose suckers are a fairly common problem. They ‘suck’ the majority of nutrients away from the main rose bush. This weakens the main plant, sometimes to the point where it dies. If you see suckers on your roses, you must get rid of them. However, simply cutting them off isn’t enough.
The spotted sucker ( Minytrema melanops) is a species of sucker (fish) that is native to eastern North America. The spotted sucker inhabits deep pools of small to medium rivers over clay, sand or gravel. They are occasionally found in creeks and large rivers.
26 cze 2023 · Gardening expert offers tips on how to identify troublesome rose suckers, plus advises how to remove them safely without damaging your plant
North America: lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Pennsylvania to Minnesota in the USA and south to Gulf; Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Cape Fear River in North Carolina to Colorado River in Texas, USA (absent from most of peninsular Florida).
These fish average 12 to 18 inches in length. A heavy bodied fish, Spotted Suckers are easily distinguished from other suckers by the rows of black spots along the sides of the body. Colors are dark olive along the back shading to cream/white on the bottom.
The spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops) is a species of sucker (fish) that is native to eastern North America. The spotted sucker inhabits deep pools of small to medium rivers over clay, sand or gravel.
Characters. Maximum size: 495 mm TL (Lambou 1961); 270 mm SL, in Texas (Edwards 1997). Coloration: Color pattern (except in the pale, obscurely mottled young) consists of rows of black spots (one on each scale; Hubbs et al. 1991). Back and upper sides dark gray to olive with a coppery iridescence.
