In the garden, if you look closely, you can find a multitude of insect eggs on the leaves and I’m sure many of you have wondered what it could be. In today’s article we will find out what the eggs of the most common insects, pests and predators in the garden look like.
How to identify insect eggs
Below we explain how to identify insect eggs, accompanying the article with images where you can clearly see what type of insect eggs we have, so that if you find a similar one in your garden, you can act based on knowing what the plague is.
eggs lacewings
Lacewings are garden predators whose larvae and adults feed on soft insects such as aphids, whiteflies, scale insects… Their eggs have the particularity of being placed at the end of a long thread, the reason is that it is a defense mechanism so that other predators do not eat them.
Whitefly eggs
It is also easy to tell what their eggs are since they are placed in small circles, they are yellow and elongated. Also, under the eggs, on the underside of the leaf, you usually see a rounded whitish powder that makes them stand out. Make sure to see our article in which we share some very effective whitefly home remedies.
eggs cottony whitefly
It mainly affects orange crops, although it is also common to see them in ornamental trees. The eggs look like those of the normal whitefly, but we won’t see them because they are covered in a waxy mass that the fly itself creates to defend itself. In the photo below we can see individuals and adult whitefly larvae with those characteristic “hairs” that the larvae of this species have.
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eggs ladybugs
They are very striking, they are elongated and yellow. They are usually placed on plants, near food such as aphids and are usually in small groups. Both in this case and in that of lacewings, they are not pests, but an ally of the garden. Keep in mind that live ladybugs can be purchased even for biological pest control.
eggs cabbage butterfly
They can be found together or separately under cabbage leaves and they look like those of ladybugs, except they have channels that make the egg not look smooth like those of ladybugs.
Eggs of Aphids or other insects
Yes, they also lay eggs from time to time to survive the winter, although this is not something they do very often since their best and fastest method of reproduction is through cloning. They give birth to young identical to the adult. To be honest, I’ve never seen aphid eggs, the thing is, people often mistake aphids for eggs because they’re round and don’t move much. In the photo below you can see orange aphids, golden aphids which have this color because they are parasitized by wasps and a winged aphid which is most likely the one that lays the eggs.
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eggs harlequin insect
The eggs of the bed bugs that inhabit the garden are quite special because they look like a barrel. They usually place them all together on almost any surface. This species affects plants of the cruciferous family.
eggs green insect
This bug is quite common in the garden and affects many horticultural and fruit crops. You have to be careful because if it bites the fruit it stops its growth and causes yellow spots. The young people, when they leave, will be black. Be careful not to confuse them with ladybugs.
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Their eggs are yellow and shaped like small droplets. The leaves in which the Psilas live undergo deformations due to their bites.
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eggs Praying mantis
Mantises lay their eggs in a kind of large bag that they make themselves. It has a touch of cork and this helps the eggs protect themselves from cold or heat. All species of praying mantis lay these eggs called oothecae.
eggs cottony mealybug
Cottony mealybugs protect their eggs with a woolly waxy secretion, making it difficult to treat them completely. As can be seen in the image, the mass of white hairs are the cochineal eggs that are protected.
eggs red spider
It’s already a bit difficult to see the spider mite with the naked eye, so imagine the eggs. But if we have a small magnifying glass we can see them on the leaves that are affected since small yellow dots will be visible on the beam.
eggs Ribbed cochineal
The ribbed cochineal owes its name to the place where it keeps its eggs, the sac where it places them, formed by channels inside which the round, orange eggs are located.
eggs potato beetle
Potato beetle eggs are similar to ladybug eggs but orange in color. They can be found placed under potato leaves in groups of several eggs.
eggs Butterfly
There are so many species of moths that affect crops that it’s hard to lay every egg we can find, but as a general rule they tend to have a rounded, stocky appearance. As an example in the following photo, on the left we see a cabbage butterfly egg and on the right a moth egg. And in the next image, we can see a moth laying eggs.
eggs Papilio machaon butterfly
It is a butterfly that affects certain garden plants such as rue, parsley or carrots. Their eggs are solitary and round in appearance.
eggs California earthworm
California earthworms lay egg sacs called cocoons and up to 20 worms can hatch from inside.
eggs Snails and slugs
Most of the eggs of these molluscs have a rounded, whitish appearance.
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eggs leafhoppers
They are small insects that live on plants and jump when threatened. Their eggs and larvae are found inside a cluster of bubbles reminiscent of saliva.
And finally, I’m going to show you a photo of a cabbage worm where it looks like it has insect eggs around it but it’s actually wasp cocoons that have been feeding inside of it. the caterpillar for a while and have now come out to turn into wasps.
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