What kind of eggs are these?

JerryHaskins · March 27, 2018

Anybody have a clue what kind of eggs these are?

They are actually on a daffodil leaf.

I am not sure if it's a good bug or a bad one.

Thanks.

March 27, 2018

Whatever it is there are gonna be a big family of them !!!

SueCT · March 27, 2018

Wow. I never see good bugs in that quantity. Just sayin. Hope it is, though.

sirtanon · March 27, 2018

Have a look here, and see if any of the eggs shown resemble what you've got on that plant.

ginger2778 · March 27, 2018

Stink bugs.

Rockporter · March 28, 2018

If that is Stink Bugs it sure is easy to get rid of them.

MissS · March 28, 2018

Whoever laid those eggs sure lost a heap of weight.

Stink bugs. Get rid of them.

clkeiper · March 28, 2018

they look just like squashbug eggs except a different color. I think they the same family! pull off the leaf and burn it. Beneficials do no lay eggs in quantities like this and they lay them where there is an infestation of some sort so their young have a food source available upon hatching.

SQWIBB · March 28, 2018

Make an omelet!

gssgarden · March 28, 2018

eeewwww!!!

JerryHaskins · March 28, 2018

Thanks everybody!

Y'all are great!

The link in sirtanon's post shows the eggs of a stink bug (https://assets.atlasobscura.com/arti...0965/image.jpg), and it confirms that you folks are exactly right.

I took a closer photo through a magnifier:

Worth1 · March 28, 2018

Face hugger pods from the movie Aliens.
Dont look at them.

Worth

brownrexx · March 28, 2018

Wow, I have never seen eggs in that quantity before. If you want to be sure, cut the leaf off and put it into a jar with a lid and some holes and see what hatches out.

oakley · March 28, 2018

The stinkbug, ugh.
Saw our first one here a couple years ago. One every few days in the kitchen the past
couple months. One of my pups caught one last weekend and toyed with it for a while.
When he did bite it, the look on his face was priceless from the 'stench'.
Big problem for many and so invasive.

NewYorker article March 12, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...vade-your-home

I subscribe but I think you can read up to 3 articles for free...

SQWIBB · March 28, 2018

As soon as we find a good use for them, you'll never see them again.

Stink Bug Caviar Mmmm.

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sirtanon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ (zone 9b) Posts: 796	Have a look here, and see if any of the eggs shown resemble what you've got on that plant. __________________ I could sail by on the winds of silence, and maybe they won't notice... but this time I think it would be better if I swim..

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	If that is Stink Bugs it sure is easy to get rid of them. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Whoever laid those eggs sure lost a heap of weight. Stink bugs. Get rid of them. __________________ ~ Patti ~

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clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	they look just like squashbug eggs except a different color. I think they the same family! pull off the leaf and burn it. Beneficials do no lay eggs in quantities like this and they lay them where there is an infestation of some sort so their young have a food source available upon hatching. __________________ carolyn k

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JoParrott Guest Posts: n/a	Whatever it is there are gonna be a big family of them !!!

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SueCT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,460	Wow. I never see good bugs in that quantity. Just sayin. Hope it is, though.

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Stink bugs.

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SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	Make an omelet!

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gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	eeewwww!!!

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Face hugger pods from the movie Aliens. Dont look at them. Worth

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brownrexx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 1,420	Wow, I have never seen eggs in that quantity before. If you want to be sure, cut the leaf off and put it into a jar with a lid and some holes and see what hatches out.

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oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	The stinkbug, ugh. Saw our first one here a couple years ago. One every few days in the kitchen the past couple months. One of my pups caught one last weekend and toyed with it for a while. When he did bite it, the look on his face was priceless from the 'stench'. Big problem for many and so invasive. NewYorker article March 12, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...vade-your-home I subscribe but I think you can read up to 3 articles for free...