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What is this? brown hairy cocoon containing eggs

SomersetGardenSomersetGarden Posts: 9
in Problem solving
What is this that I’ve found attached to the underside of a leaf on my young pear tree? 

As you can see, it looks like a brown colour ‘hairy’ cocoon of some description. 



I picked the leaf and lifted up the cocoon and it contained lots of tiny eggs (I quickly threw it into our garden waste bin so didn’t take a photo!). Any ideas what this is? Do I need to be worried? 

Thanks in advance.

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  • TenNTenN Posts: 184
    edited July 2023
    Brown tail moth? They lay eggs then cover them in hair.
  • SomersetGardenSomersetGarden Posts: 9
    TenN said:
    Brown tail moth? They lay eggs then cover them in hair.
    That’s it! Thank you. Now to find out whether that’s a problem and if so, what to do about it 😬
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