CLOSED: Eggs? Any clue what we could be hatching?

MistyLyn Canonsburg, PA Jul 07, 2008

Me again...can you tell I just recently moved to the country? lol. Found this on our porch on a leaf that had blown in. Any idea what we could be hatching? If it helps, I am in SW PA.

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MistyLyn Canonsburg, PA Jul 07, 2008

And a closer view....they are pastel pink, lavender and mint in color.

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MistyLyn Canonsburg, PA Jul 09, 2008

And so we have.....I think....
STINK BUGS?? Any confirmation?

So what do I do with them NOW???

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 09, 2008

I think those are a type of harlequin bug which unfortunately is considered a pest.

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MistyLyn Canonsburg, PA Jul 09, 2008

But I can't just KILL them!!! ARGH!!!!

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 09, 2008

I can't bring myself to kill them either so I usually just relocate them to a nearby field.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 10, 2008

I would/could. Just flush them. If they can swim, so be it.

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MistyLyn Canonsburg, PA Jul 10, 2008

Put them in the neighbor's garden....she's never very nice to the kids. ;)

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 10, 2008

LOL!! Now, if they just didn't grow up and develop wings....

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MistyLyn Canonsburg, PA Jul 12, 2008

Pfft...ok, I'll admit I hadn't thought that far ahead.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 12, 2008

:-)

BTW, Those are stinkbug eggs, not harlequin bug eggs.
Stink bug eggs and nymphs: http://bugguide.net/node/view/188345
Harlequin bug eggs and nymphs: http://bugguide.net/node/view/5405

So this is the critter you'll be watching for: http://bugguide.net/node/view/155342

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davis1676 Disputanta, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 15, 2008

I don't think these are the same as the original pic. But kinda. Hope someone can take a look & let me know if I need toget rid of them & how. I posted this on the pests forum, if I'm can't do a dbl posting, forgive me.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 15, 2008

Those are squash bug eggs and squash bug nymphs - on squash. They are different from the original picture. These are brown and football shaped, the first were round and candy-colored.

Yes, get rid of them. You can drop the leaf in some alcohol, or place it on the ground and stomp on them, or smush them with your fingers, whatever is comfortable to you. I would NOT put them in your neighbor's garden, unless you want them back when they grow up.

You are doing the best thing a gardener can do to keep pest populations down, and that is walking in the garden and looking. And then physically removing the potential problem.