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Weird looking eggs?

mariavarzakovamariavarzakova Posts: 2
in Plants

Hello everyone!

Yesterday I have noticed some really weird looking things attached to my two plants. I assume they are some sort of bug eggs that look like seashells. 

I have never seen anything like that before and have no idea what I should do with them.

Can anyone please tell me what they are and how I can get rid of them? 

Thank you! 

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  • mushermusher Posts: 389

    Hi Maria,

    I don't think there eggs. I think there scale insects

  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698

    Those are scale insects.

  • mariavarzakovamariavarzakova Posts: 2
    musher says:

    Hi Maria,

    I don't think there eggs. I think there scale insects

    See original post

     

    Hello Musher, 

    Really? So how do I get rid of them?

  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    Yep I'd like to jnow that as they killed my Magnolia tree..

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    You need to rub them off (suggest wearing gloves) or use something like a nail brush to brush them off.  Pesticides generally don't work on the adults so spraying isn't an option. 

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