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Tomatovillian™
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What are these perfect looking clear round thingies
I found them on the underside of my okra seedling leaf. They are probably eggs of something? halp??
They look like they would be droplets of water but I am able to scrap them off and then smoosh them... 
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May 10, 2014
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Tomatovillian™
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Location: Vancouver Island
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No, these are not eggs, It is normal and are little droplets of xylem sap that have been extruded from the stomata in the undersides of the leaves and hardened.
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May 10, 2014
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Tomatovillian™
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I am soo thankful they aren't eggs! Will be googling all those big words now - thank you so much!!
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May 10, 2014
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Tomatovillian™
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oops, these droplets are extruded through hydathodes, not stomata, my bad... guttation is the term for this phenomenon
and you are very welcome. Karen Last edited by KarenO; May 10, 2014 at 10:51 PM. |
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Tomatovillian™
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May 11, 2014
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Tomatovillian™
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Very good point Kurt, not all insect eggs found on plants are harmful. Some may be very beneficial to the garden such as these lady bug eggs.
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