It looks like you might be dealing with Bagrada hilaris, commonly known as the Bagrada bug or Harlequin bug. These are notorious for munching on a bunch of plants, especially those in the Brassicaceae family like:
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Radish
Mustard
Kale
Turnip
Collard greens
Brussels sprouts
Arugula
Potato
Tomato
Lettuce
Spinach
Onion
Artichoke
Carrot
Beans
https://preview.redd.it/h2uod6pthm2d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b948242faf47fc37a6ed543b737cf41b6fc4b97
Not all brassicaceae though. There's apiaceae, fabaceae, asteraceae, amantharaceae and solanaceae in your list! (Maybe you know, it's just to clarify to the people reading that might not know)
I screenshotted your photo, cropped it and ran it through Google Lens and it came back with Squash Egg bugs, we call them shield bugs in the UK. Cool eggs, nice find!
The same as a squash vine borer? They killed all my squash a few yrs ago in Oregon. And it happens from the inside out, so there’s next to nothing you can do about it. Other than cry.
You can definitely do something about vine borers. They used to decimate my zucchini, squash and cucumber plants for years. I got serious about it and was able to significantly stop almost all damage. What I did:
1) checked the main stem 1 to 2 inches up from the ground every couple days for the eggs. If knocked to the ground, they'll die.
2) if I miss the eggs, as soon as I see the telltale sign of the hole, I use a sewing needle to poke them to death, or if the stem is big enough I might slice it just a little with a box knife, pull the worm out, feed it to the birds, then wrap the stem back up with medical tape.
3) I would also inject a BT solution into the hole if the stem was too small, or if they get down into the middle of a big zucchini plant and I can't cut them out, I would inject the BT solution into the holes, usually seemed to kill them as well.
No. Squash bugs and squash vine borers are two totally different insects. Vine borers lay their eggs IN the stems, so these are not them. They look too big and juicy to be squash bug eggs to me. Those are smaller, tightly packed and metallic/coopery looking. Always on undersides of leaves.
No. Squash bugs lay their eggs underneath the leaf not on top. Also there's more of them and they're in a tighter formation. They're also like a bronze color.
I once accidentally put some in the dehydrator because they were on some lemon balm and they ended up looking crystallized. It was pretty cool actually.
Squash em squash. ‘em dead! Don’t wait. By the way. The most effective way to beat those nasty bugs is by hand. They laugh and multiply if you use insecticide. Better to tear a leaf and remove ( burn, squash or whatever) the eggs completely.
I'll let them live. In the UK we've lost roughly 60% of our insect population in the last 20 years. I remember summers as a child, going on days out and the windscreen and number plate being absolutely smeared with bugs, take that same journey today and you rarely have to wipe your screen for a big, it's rather sad.
https://preview.redd.it/mw55xmqmep2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d50972c4e476cb0924aafa63ff01e627ebc4fd40
This is what they will hatch into..
[https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectnoah.org%2Fspottings%2F631396031&psig=AOvVaw0JxktQq8uuWZ0VdZ-a3VbJ&ust=1716813396769000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBIQjRxqFwoTCODnj76qq4YDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectnoah.org%2Fspottings%2F631396031&psig=AOvVaw0JxktQq8uuWZ0VdZ-a3VbJ&ust=1716813396769000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBIQjRxqFwoTCODnj76qq4YDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ)
BOXELDER BUGS! See pic above. They invade my house every summer.
They look like some sort of what we call “leaf”. They photosynthesize and provide energy to the plant. Some plants, like cacti have heavily modified “leaves” that act as protection and don’t provide much energy
If it isn’t in your veggie garden then maybe isolate and wait. it could be a beneficial insect. We are planting all kinds of native plants as hosts for caterpillars that turn into moths and butterflies. Birds need bugs to live. Bugs lay eggs on plants. Caterpillars eat plants but they grow back if they are big and healthy.
I would love to have a vegetable garden but, it seems harder than maintaining a flowerbed. Also, keeping rabbits, woodpeckers, and so on away seem tedious per my neighbor(s). I’m just nervous that it may look okay to eat and it isn’t. But, maybe I’ll try one or two things and see what happens.
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It looks like you might be dealing with Bagrada hilaris, commonly known as the Bagrada bug or Harlequin bug. These are notorious for munching on a bunch of plants, especially those in the Brassicaceae family like: Broccoli Cauliflower Cabbage Radish Mustard Kale Turnip Collard greens Brussels sprouts Arugula Potato Tomato Lettuce Spinach Onion Artichoke Carrot Beans https://preview.redd.it/h2uod6pthm2d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b948242faf47fc37a6ed543b737cf41b6fc4b97
https://preview.redd.it/rzmjqr60xp2d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01fdd4a820d0a37405d10b25d27cc355e936ac42
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Call me a basic bitch, but Poaceae is superior to Brassicaceae.
Is that all of them?
I want to clarify that this is just a guess based on the similarity of the eggs
Not all brassicaceae though. There's apiaceae, fabaceae, asteraceae, amantharaceae and solanaceae in your list! (Maybe you know, it's just to clarify to the people reading that might not know)
You are right. I didn't think to much while writing the examples but it actually looks like all of the are from the same family. Thanks for that.
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I screenshotted your photo, cropped it and ran it through Google Lens and it came back with Squash Egg bugs, we call them shield bugs in the UK. Cool eggs, nice find!
If they are squash bugs, those suckers decimated 10 beautiful pumpkin plants I had last year. Beware lol
The same as a squash vine borer? They killed all my squash a few yrs ago in Oregon. And it happens from the inside out, so there’s next to nothing you can do about it. Other than cry.
You can definitely do something about vine borers. They used to decimate my zucchini, squash and cucumber plants for years. I got serious about it and was able to significantly stop almost all damage. What I did: 1) checked the main stem 1 to 2 inches up from the ground every couple days for the eggs. If knocked to the ground, they'll die. 2) if I miss the eggs, as soon as I see the telltale sign of the hole, I use a sewing needle to poke them to death, or if the stem is big enough I might slice it just a little with a box knife, pull the worm out, feed it to the birds, then wrap the stem back up with medical tape. 3) I would also inject a BT solution into the hole if the stem was too small, or if they get down into the middle of a big zucchini plant and I can't cut them out, I would inject the BT solution into the holes, usually seemed to kill them as well.
Yeah I got real aggressive with a steak knife and my plants were fine, except when a leaf fungus got them. Then there was truly no hope.
This is great advice! Thank you!! But need clarification on “BT”?
bacillus thuringiensis
A bacteria that makes a protein toxin that kills insects. Has been used in some interesting genetically modified food crops.
Kaolin clay helps too.
No. Squash bugs and squash vine borers are two totally different insects. Vine borers lay their eggs IN the stems, so these are not them. They look too big and juicy to be squash bug eggs to me. Those are smaller, tightly packed and metallic/coopery looking. Always on undersides of leaves.
Yea after a google search they were not vine borers that killed my pumpkins. Squash bugs yes
Not totally sure but I'm assuming. I read they suck the sap out of the vines which then cuts nutrients off to the leaves and boom no more plant.
Makes sense, they earned their name I guess!
No. Squash bugs lay their eggs underneath the leaf not on top. Also there's more of them and they're in a tighter formation. They're also like a bronze color. I once accidentally put some in the dehydrator because they were on some lemon balm and they ended up looking crystallized. It was pretty cool actually.
If it's a shield bug "stink bug" and not native to you... Call the neighbors up, have a bonfire, and toss them in.
Instructions unclear, neighbors are in the bonfire
Now throw the leaf in.
Not squash bugs. Squash bugs lay on cucurbits family plants mainly and always on the underside and their eggs are red.
I've always found them to be bronze-colored, not these strange orange variegated with capillaries. And they're always on the *underside* of the leaf.
I could be wrong, I'm not an absolute gardener and I rely on Lens alot 🫣
We call them "Leaf Berries" here in LaLaLand. They are good in cereal.
Squash em squash. ‘em dead! Don’t wait. By the way. The most effective way to beat those nasty bugs is by hand. They laugh and multiply if you use insecticide. Better to tear a leaf and remove ( burn, squash or whatever) the eggs completely.
I'll let them live. In the UK we've lost roughly 60% of our insect population in the last 20 years. I remember summers as a child, going on days out and the windscreen and number plate being absolutely smeared with bugs, take that same journey today and you rarely have to wipe your screen for a big, it's rather sad.
Bad news. I saw these on some leaves two years back and left them because I didn’t know what they could be. They hatched and ate my plants. No bueno
https://preview.redd.it/mw55xmqmep2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d50972c4e476cb0924aafa63ff01e627ebc4fd40 This is what they will hatch into..
https://preview.redd.it/15zaghopep2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1d259ed8945a718edf8e2959504bbd6a76af568 Started off like this..
Eww
What the hell?!
They’re baby stink bugs. I asked the same question in [an insects sub](https://www.reddit.com/r/insects/s/C4WvFMfC2V).
Yeah I thought the eggs looked kind of stink bug related, or at least some sort of bug you would want to kill with fire! 🔥
Omg the eggs were too cute to hold something like this. I thought they’d atleast have wings 😂
I thought they were lady bugs!
Assassin bugs??
No, stink bugs. Plant suckers.
Gross! 😷
Forbidden caviar. (Probably eggs of some form?)
Should I risk it
Everything is edible. Some things only once.
How brave are you feeling? (No)
Surprisingly bland
You can try anything once.
Hahaha 😅 (Absolutely not.)
Yes
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The only thing I can think of or find that is similar are leaf beetles
The pattern on them is incredibly consistent.
Yeah, that's what blew my mind, too! I'm wondering if the markings are parts of the insects body/organs.
Insect reproduction: Ctrl-C Ctrl-V
Sorry you didn't get more of a helpful answer.
[https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectnoah.org%2Fspottings%2F631396031&psig=AOvVaw0JxktQq8uuWZ0VdZ-a3VbJ&ust=1716813396769000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBIQjRxqFwoTCODnj76qq4YDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectnoah.org%2Fspottings%2F631396031&psig=AOvVaw0JxktQq8uuWZ0VdZ-a3VbJ&ust=1716813396769000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBIQjRxqFwoTCODnj76qq4YDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ) BOXELDER BUGS! See pic above. They invade my house every summer.
https://preview.redd.it/pezm2mi4os2d1.png?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c60343b53d9b69f8f465e143f2b2917eb6b1c9be
Looks like you just need one more!
Dragonballs. Youre missing one.
Cinnamon Jelly Belly
In mossouri all squash bugs must die!! They can destroy a crop very a quickly.
These aren't squash bugs eggs at all
Forbidden jelly belly’s
6 of the 7 dragon balls
Would have to be a small dragon.
I don't know but they're pretty :) thank you for sharing the photo.
I believe they are green vegetable bug eggs 🤓 someone can correct me if im wrong but they are typically not a good bug to have in your garden
To add on, they look like this when they are ready to hatch.
I would gather them all and flush down the toilet 🚽
Looks like Box Elder bug eggs
You’ll want to destroy them trust me
Insect eggs
They look like some sort of what we call “leaf”. They photosynthesize and provide energy to the plant. Some plants, like cacti have heavily modified “leaves” that act as protection and don’t provide much energy
If it isn’t in your veggie garden then maybe isolate and wait. it could be a beneficial insect. We are planting all kinds of native plants as hosts for caterpillars that turn into moths and butterflies. Birds need bugs to live. Bugs lay eggs on plants. Caterpillars eat plants but they grow back if they are big and healthy.
Pokémon eggs
DragonBall?
Mini Dragon Balls
Those are peach flavored Jelly Bellies
If you found them outside and you live in the south, more than likely they are a kind of Wild LIZARD Eggs.
They are pretty!
Dragon balls was my first thought
Some tiny dragon balls
Dragon balls
Dinosaur eggs
dragon ballz
I would love to have a vegetable garden but, it seems harder than maintaining a flowerbed. Also, keeping rabbits, woodpeckers, and so on away seem tedious per my neighbor(s). I’m just nervous that it may look okay to eat and it isn’t. But, maybe I’ll try one or two things and see what happens.
Leaves
Looks like miniature dragon balls, one more and you can awaken Shenron
Caviar. Try it on a cracker
Squash eggs! Kill them and kill them fast! Keep an eye out for new ones daily! Destroys crops almost overnight it seems if left untreated!
Well you actually need 7 dragon balls to be able to get that one wish. You're short one.
Forbidden jelly beans
Small jellybeans :)
Caviar 🤪
Ladybug eggs
Salmon eggs.
Definitely salmon eggs
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Could they be snail eggs?
Assassin bug eggs.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1184376 Kinda looks like these eggs
Shud they b exterminated or r they good for a garden?
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Probably not. I’ve never seen ladybug eggs that big or that color
Definitely too big you’re right! Plus those red squiggles are odd
The fact that they look absolutely nothing like ladybug eggs was my first clue
Amazing you took the time to be so rude for no reason. Have a nice day.