Noun: rose bug
- Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
"rose bugs stripped the new rose buds bare";
- rose chafer, Macrodactylus subspinosus
Derived forms: rose bugs
Type of: melolonthid beetle
Part of: genus Macrodactylus, Macrodactylus