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Loon AuGres, MI(Zone 5b) Nov 26, 2007

I'm posting this for a friend in Florida.........




This just showed up overnight under a papaya leaf.
Its some kind of egg nest or cocoon.

Can anyone identify this?
(in Florida)

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Len123 Adrian, MO(Zone 6a) Nov 26, 2007

it can't be good! i'd destroy it before it most certainly hatches and defoliates the papaya.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Nov 30, 2007

Ah, not to panic. This is the communal cocoon of a beneficial tiny wasp. They seem to be semi abundant on papaya in Florida this year. Here's a link with the same ID question, and the answer found - finally. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/788173/

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