Search
Latest topics
» Happy Birthday!!by sanderson Yesterday at 1:15 pm
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by cyclonegardener Yesterday at 8:56 am
» Zucchini Cobbler
by sanderson 7/25/2024, 11:38 pm
» Vertical Zucchini
by sanderson 7/25/2024, 11:34 pm
» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 7/23/2024, 8:25 am
» N&C Midwest—July 2024
by Scorpio Rising 7/22/2024, 1:33 pm
» Starbucks for coffee grounds!
by OhioGardener 7/20/2024, 11:02 am
» Cover Crops to Kill Nematodes
by dstack 7/18/2024, 5:43 pm
» Hi from Lapeer Michigan
by Scorpio Rising 7/18/2024, 10:49 am
» Mel's Mix
by OhioGardener 7/16/2024, 1:40 pm
» Baker Creek Heirloom Whole Seed Catalog Pre-Order
by OhioGardener 7/11/2024, 4:00 pm
» Senseless Banter...
by OhioGardener 7/11/2024, 1:01 pm
» Mark's first SFG
by sanderson 7/9/2024, 2:23 pm
» Wasabi Radish
by markqz 7/8/2024, 10:14 pm
» Check out your local (seed) library !
by OhioGardener 7/8/2024, 11:45 am
» YIKES! I'm hosting uninvited guests in my squash...
by tappingmom 7/3/2024, 9:43 am
» Baked Eggplant
by OhioGardener 7/2/2024, 7:45 am
» N&C Midwest—June 2024
by nrstooge 7/1/2024, 7:48 am
» Epic Gardening "Master Class on Square Food Gardening"
by sanderson 6/26/2024, 10:03 pm
» Growing Tomatoes in 6" of soil?
by sanderson 6/25/2024, 4:21 pm
» Frequency/amount to water
by OhioGardener 6/22/2024, 5:34 pm
» Rhubarb Tom Collins
by DonP 6/19/2024, 2:10 pm
» Change email address
by sanderson 6/19/2024, 2:00 am
» Howdy from San Diego, CA
by sanderson 6/19/2024, 12:49 am
» Getting Started
by Turan 6/18/2024, 12:58 pm
» Turan's Garden Western Mountains and Plains
by Scorpio Rising 6/18/2024, 11:49 am
» Question about replenishing squares after harvest
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 6/17/2024, 12:14 am
» My NWA garden
by Guinevere 6/13/2024, 11:13 am
» creating grids
by plantoid 6/13/2024, 6:42 am
» SFG jOURNEY-What's Hiding in your organic fertilizer
by has55 6/13/2024, 12:40 am
Google
Bug eggs? Good or bad??
3 posters
Page 1 of 1
Bug eggs? Good or bad??
I squashed 'em (no pun intended.) After the advice I got here as well as looking it up online, I decided they could've been the eggs of one of two bad bugs [Colorado potato or Spotted cucumber], neither seemed like anything I wanted anywhere near my veggies!
I didn't even bother snapping pics or asking, when I later found different eggs on other plants: one set was similar, but had a metallic gold-ish color as I recall (if it was a car, they'd call it Champagne, or Desert something-or-other. I just called it potential trouble, and got rid of it.)
The other was just three or four little orbs, larger than the other 2. At the time, I thought the eggs (?) looked rather grape-like, but more dull grey. I just reacted--SMUSH!--then thought I maybe should've documented them. Oh well. If I ever see 'em again, then I guess I will.
I didn't even bother snapping pics or asking, when I later found different eggs on other plants: one set was similar, but had a metallic gold-ish color as I recall (if it was a car, they'd call it Champagne, or Desert something-or-other. I just called it potential trouble, and got rid of it.)
The other was just three or four little orbs, larger than the other 2. At the time, I thought the eggs (?) looked rather grape-like, but more dull grey. I just reacted--SMUSH!--then thought I maybe should've documented them. Oh well. If I ever see 'em again, then I guess I will.
Last edited by Nicola on 8/25/2010, 10:59 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Meant to post as reply to prior thread)
Nicola-
Posts : 220
Join date : 2010-05-19
Location : Central CT Zone 6a
Re: Bug eggs? Good or bad??
I'm afraid I don't worry about whether they are good eggs or bad eggs when I find them. I see them, they are gone! (Except I find there are so many leaves I have a really hard time trying to inspect them all....)
insect eggs that are keepers
generally, if you see lots of them it's probably a pest HOWEVER
if you see little green eggs on stalks, leave them alone! probably lacewings, your friends.
also, a small cluster of yellow oval eggs may well be lady beetles, also your friends. The carnivores leave "footprints" a chemical signature that is repellent to one another, so it is unlikely that you will find many.
if you see little green eggs on stalks, leave them alone! probably lacewings, your friends.
also, a small cluster of yellow oval eggs may well be lady beetles, also your friends. The carnivores leave "footprints" a chemical signature that is repellent to one another, so it is unlikely that you will find many.
Chrysoperla- Posts : 3
Join date : 2010-10-30
Location : Mississippi Delta
![-](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif)
» Bug eggs? Good or bad??
» Good (Insect) Eggs or Bad (Insect) Eggs?
» Found this on my tomato plant
» Are these eggs?
» EWWWWW.........bugs and stuff...good or not so good?
» Good (Insect) Eggs or Bad (Insect) Eggs?
» Found this on my tomato plant
» Are these eggs?
» EWWWWW.........bugs and stuff...good or not so good?
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|