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Whose Eggs are These?

februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
in Wildlife gardening
Was doing my morning inspection and found some eggs on the underside of one of my heucherellas. Do they belong to something I want in the garden or something that'll eat half of it given the chance? I did wonder whether they might belong to a ladybird but a Google image search shows them to be ovate rather than the round ones I have.

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  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    I hope it's the kind whose caterpillars don't like to feast on heucheras/heucherellas. I've already had a couple get significantly munched on this year! 
  • SarahKateSarahKate Posts: 37
    Snails?
  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    VirginiaJoy said:
    Snails?
    Don't think it's snails. I believe they tend to lay them in soil much like slugs and are white/translucent.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Insects generally lay their eggs on a suitable food plant, so whatever they are (I also suspect a moth judging by the shape/colour/laying pattern) they will very likely start munching when they hatch..
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    BobTheGardener said:
    Insects generally lay their eggs on a suitable food plant, so whatever they are (I also suspect a moth judging by the shape/colour/laying pattern) they will very likely start munching when they hatch..
    Yeah, that's what I'm worried about  :/
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