Yesterday I saw about 30 of these on the railing of my wood deck. At first I thought they were ants carrying crumbs, but after looking closer I only see a small black dot on the bottom. They seemed to be wiggling some. Today I found even more on the back deck and some on my wood front railing. I am not sure what they are or where they came from!
These are called Hypoaspis Mites- Wood Mites. They are not dangerous to people, but they love damp, moist, often older wood. Here is some history- www.hunker.com/
I ended up emailing an entomologist that was listed and he thinks they are small bagworms. That makes sense because after doing some research it looks like the neighbors behind us have bagworms in their tree.
These are wood mites and they love to live on damp wood. If you've had a lot of rain lately and the wood is or stays damp you can attract these bugs and they are a pain. They do not hurt the wood but they are hard to get rid of and I would suggest that you do this because when they hatch you'll have tons of mites all over your home and yard and then it is a mess to get rid of them.
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What insect eggs are these? On the glass door to my back garden.
These look like a moth egg that has been laid on the window. I would clean them off and kill the eggs if you don't want an infestation of moths flying around your home. The moths can eat the plants in your yard or even get into your home and eat your clothes.
Can you please tell me what type of insect eggs these are? I found them in the corners of my office kitchen. They are behind boxes and cardboard. I also found them in-between the broom bristles and along the edge of the wall.
There are quite a few of them.
I found these on my tomato plant, any idea what kind of eggs they are?
It sounds like you could be dealing with stinkbugs, aphids, or tomato hornworms. All these seem to leave yellowish egg clusters on the undersides of leaves.
Constant vigilance and picking the eggs off is one solution.
Yes, they are tomato worms. I have to go through the garden every couple of days & pick them off. You have to squish them, too, so I wear garden gloves.
I came home to my Florida wonder house and found this on the floor not near anything else. Any ideas?
These are not eggs from any insect. This is wood from a termite eating your home. You need to get it sprayed right away in order to save the wood in your home.
This looks like Frass from termites...the termites chew the wood and leave behind this type of crumbly mess of sawdust and termite excrement. You should get an exterminator ASAP !!!! Good luck.
I found tons of those eggs in the soil and around the root system of a house plant I was transplanting. What are they?
I woke up this morning and found this black mass of I don't know what on my bathroom wall, but it may be eggs of some kind of insect. Does anyone have any ideas?
Yikes! Looks like larvae. Get rid of it:
Step 1
Pour boiling water on them, gather the waste, and dispose of them far from your house
Step 2
Flush the drain with bleach and boiling water
Step 3
Deep clean your shower
Step 4
If you see any full grown after these steps, they can be eliminated with any commercial insect-killing spray.
Can anyone identify these eggs? They are on a muscadine leaf in North Carolina.
Can anyone confirm if this is a brown banded roach egg case? It was at my sister's on the sill by her AC unit that is rarely used. It's just under 1/8th of an inch and as you can see by the photo appears to look identical to photos of those egg cases online, albeit a bit smaller.
If it is not one can you hazard a guess what it may be?
Thank you all for your help!
It sure looks like it. We live by the river and at certain times when it rains we seem to get roaches in our home. Not all the time. But when they are here I do find these casing around the house and most of them are already broken or hatched.
It does look like a roach egg and these nasty bugs multiply fast.
See which species your egg looks like as well as several suggestions on how to kill these quickly.
Remember - pictures are graphic....
These eggs were found on the pantry wall in my camper. Anybody know what they are and if I should be worried?
I believe your picture is of a Triangulate Cobweb Spider Egg Sac. These are common spiders; more info at spideridentifications.com/
These are larva eggs either from a moth or spider that has gotten in your camper. My bet is a moth that has laid the eggs in your camper.
Just moved into a new apartment and found these. Any idea? Just in case it's relevant, this is in Brazil.
