Insect eggs?

[SizeXtraMedium]

Hello, could anyone tell me what these strange egg clusters on my mugo pine needles are? They don't look like scale I've seen online but I can't seem to find anything similar. I am from New Hampshire if that helps any. Thank you!

 

[garywood]

Hello, could anyone tell me what these strange egg clusters on my mugo pine needles are? They don't look like scale I've seen online but I can't seem to find anything similar. I am from New Hampshire if that helps any. Thank you!

Sawfly eggs

 

[Lazylightningny]

Sawfly eggs

0.0 The dreaded sawfly! I hope I never see one.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Please add location/zone to profile. Gives better results. Contact local nursery/garden store for best means to eradicate.

 

[sorce]

Says the "Saw" part is due to the sawlike ovipositer used to cut stems and lay eggs inside.

Seems a regular moth eggs.



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[Dav4]

They can strip the needles from a branch overnight. I'd remove the eggs from the needles or remove the eggs and needles completely, then spray with a systemic.

 

[SizeXtraMedium]

Thank you all for your quick responses, I sprayed the tree well with neem oil and will scrape off any eggs I see

 

[Clicio]

Thank you all for your quick responses, I sprayed the tree well with neem oil and will scrape off any eggs I see

Neem oil is not a systemic.

 

[SizeXtraMedium]

Neem oil is not a systemic.

Correct. However it's what I had on hand. I will be going out this afternoon to find something better

 

[M. Frary]

They can strip the needles from a branch overnight. I'd remove the eggs from the needles or remove the eggs and needles completely, then spray with a systemic.

Bayer 3 in 1 keeps them away.

 

[0soyoung]

Neem oil is not a systemic.

Actually there is some evidence that it is, though to a degree that varies with species.
There are also claims that it is effective against root aphids when applied as a root drench.

 

[SizeXtraMedium]

Actually there is some evidence that it is, though to a degree that varies with species.
There are also claims that it is effective against root aphids when applied as a root drench.

It has been my go-to for most plant pests for some years now.

 

[0soyoung]

It has been my go-to for most plant pests for some years now.

Scale and whitefly are the only problems I occasionally have that cause me to spray NEEM. It has always been quite effective for those. IOW, my go-to as well.

 

[Clicio]

Actually there is some evidence that it is, though to a degree that varies with species.
There are also claims that it is effective against root aphids when applied as a root drench.

Thanks for the links, 0so.

 

[Cherubina]

Hello, could anyone tell me what these strange egg clusters on my mugo pine needles are? They don't look like scale I've seen online but I can't seem to find anything similar. I am from New Hampshire if that helps any. Thank you!

I'm in West-central Pennsylvania on the side of a mountain, with a new Atlas Cedar and a JWP brought to the house within a few weeks. Over the last 3-4 days, I've had 3 attacks of these disgusting egg deposits on both young trees. I scraped them off manually and last night I sprayed insecticidal soap lightly from all directions on the conifers. I was planning on doing some wiring of these trees soon. I'll be watching them closely. I still don't know exactly what species it is, but 3x is enemy action.