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.
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 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.
Anyone know what laid these eggs on my outdoor lily plant? I live in Florida. If it's something beneficial, great. But if it's not, I'd like to know before they hatch! If you "stretch" the pic you can see them pretty clearly. I will appreciate anyone's help who may know. And if I should get rid of them will appreciate any good ideas how.
I ordered some furniture online and when I opened it up it had lots of these small tan balls, and I am curious if anyone knows what they are? Insect eggs? They remind me of coriander seeds, but they are perfectly round.
What insect do these eggs belong to?
They look like a Mud Dauber was busy there. A Mud Dauber is a type of wasp that builds this kind of muddy mess to lay their eggs in. As they build up chambers of mud, before sealing them closed, they lay an egg inside, AND they also sting and paralyze an insect to close off in the chamber too, so when the egg hatches, it has a ready food supply. Once the egg and paralyzed insect are tucked safely away in the chamber, it is sealed off with more mud.
I believe these may be Mud Daubers (a type of wasps) but they do not generally sting humans unless they are cornered and even so the sting is usually mild (or so I've read).
Here are some pictures of the common Mud/dirt Daubers but they do not always build their nests in exactly the same way.
www.google.com/
if these look like what you have:
Instructions on how to get rid of these is pretty simple:
1.) Spray the nest with wasp freeze/killer spray. This will ensure that if there are any wasps in there, they will die and not attack you when you try to remove their nest.
2.) Scrape the nest off the area with a paint scraper.
3.) Spray the area with water to clean up residue."
This is an excellent article but you have to read all of it to really understand.
dengarden.com/
If you feel this is not your insect then you can always ask your county extension service.
ask.extension.org/
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.
Since your picture is taken from inside and we are seeing the bottom of the eggs instead of the tops we may not be able to identify these correctly as eggs from different insects are shaped differently and could have black 'spots or designs' on the top of the egg.
Also, some insects only lay eggs on 'natural' things like leaves or trees (or wood) while others will lay eggs on glass and other parts of the house.
I would think it could be something in the moth family as these are the most common but they could also be butterfly eggs or stinkbug?
Since you do not know what type of insect this is, it would probably be a good idea to scrap these off before they have time to hatch and place them in a plastic bag and then place that sealed bag in another bag and close that one tightly. You could also seal them in a plastic or glass throw away container that has an excellent lid. These containers can be placed in your outgoing garbage container.
Some eggs may be difficult to remove but you can use a razor blade or even a kitchen spatula (clean well after use).
After removing the eggs you will need to thoroughly clean the glass so no egg residue remains (it may attract more of the same insect).
Usually vinegar or soap and hot water will clean the glass or use window cleaner (usually has vinegar). Rinse if necessary.
Be sure to check around your house for signs of similar eggs or remnants.
If you can take a picture from the outside that shows the eggs correctly you could send the picture to your local county extension agency and they'll be able to tell you their identity and provide good advice on what measures you should take.
I found this inside a bird box. It's very fibrous and very strong. The photos aren't great, but there are egg like casings and as you can see the box lid has been excavated somewhat and only shows a bit of the egg shells.
Any ideas what they belong to?
I have questions about 2 things (possibly unrelated?). First there are small lines/grains of rice size things on a wooden play structure.
