insect egg identification
madmac2007
16 years ago
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Insect poop ...or Insect Eggs?
Comments (7)Thanks for the response.....The black things are hard and cannot be squished and they are easy to just brush off the lilies....Most appear at the joint where the leaf grows out of the stem and in some places there is only one and in others, there appears to be a cluster of the little black "cannonballs"....Can anyone shed any light here??? Joyce...See MoreHelp identifying/killing insect eggs
Comments (7)Have had issues with brown sticky bug larvae all over the window screens for a while. Anything I tried to remove it either flat out didn't work , or, worked but also removed the color from the aluminum screen from dark gray to bright aluminum. Finally this fall tried using clorox spray and cleaner for tubs and showers. UNBELIEVABLE!!! Spray the insect larvae from both sides and brush both side with a tooth brush. Wipe clean and repeat. Then brush the whole screen with a dust pan brush and it looks brand new. Also trying another trick of spraying the screens with deep woods off before this happens next year. Supposed to keep the bugs off the screens....See MoreCan you ID these sparkling insect eggs?
Comments (6)Susan, those are the eggs of the Spined Soldier Bug, a truebug species that predates on soft bodied insect larvae....caterpillars and similar. When freshly laid, they are a pretty goldish color. These are either very close to hatching and/or have been invaded by a parasite which is developing inside the egg instead of the SSB. Insect eggs can be glorious....See MoreUnidentified Insect Cocoon or Egg Sack
Comments (4)It is a mantis egg sack. It is definitely not a mud dauber nest. I know what those look like and where mud daubers build them. Besides they are made of dried mud. These pouches are some sort of flexible papery stuff....See Moremadmac2007
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