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shie5175 Oklahoma City, OK Jun 13, 2014

I have a basil plant in a small container on my balcony along with many other plants. Last week I accidentally let it dry out pretty bad, then this week I noticed that the leaves looked really chewed on. I thought at first that maybe the sun had harmed it when it dried out, but then I noticed a lot of black eggs/poop all over the leaves (mostly underneath). I looked hard for any sign of a pest. I didn't see any caterpillars, slugs or aphids. What else can it be? I've never used pesticide, but would something like neem oil help? I'd like to know what it is so I can fix the problem, as I really don't want anything to spread to my other plants. Thanks for your help!

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 14, 2014

My guess is that whatever laid the eggs has either died or moved on. I'm not an entomologist but a lot of insects die shortly after laying eggs. I'd remove the eggs and spray it with the neem just in case it comes back.

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