Whose eggs are these?

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• BobTheGardener Posts: 11,385

  June 2019

  Keep an eye on them in case they are eggs of the tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea):

  http://www.wildlifeinsight.com/the-bright-line-brown-eye-tomato-moth-laconobia-oleracea-bf-no-2160/

  They can cause a fair bit of damage if left to their own devices.  Do wait and see though as spiders would be great.
  
  

  A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  

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• Hampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089

  June 2019

  Why not cut that piece of leaf off if your concerned put it in a container then wait to see if its friendly it can go back if not easy to dispose of, and that's not to kill but move to a more suitable place. 

  
  "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog

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• capvid25 Posts: 16

  June 2019

  I believe they are green shield bug eggs.

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• super-line Posts: 16

  June 2019

  capvid19 said:

  I believe they are green shield bug eggs.

  After looking at som pictures I agree , thanks!

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• super-line Posts: 16

  June 2019

  Hampshire_Hog said:

  Why not cut that piece of leaf off if your concerned put it in a container then wait to see if its friendly it can go back if not easy to dispose of, and that's not to kill but move to a more suitable place. 

  I did, and after identifying as smell bug, I wont put them back in to the greenhouse!

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• super-line Posts: 16

  June 2019

  BobTheGardener said:

  Keep an eye on them in case they are eggs of the tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea):

  http://www.wildlifeinsight.com/the-bright-line-brown-eye-tomato-moth-laconobia-oleracea-bf-no-2160/

  They can cause a fair bit of damage if left to their own devices.  Do wait and see though as spiders would be great.
  
  

  Thank you for the link, great info-page!

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