New to plants and moved some to my office. I just noticed these things that look like bug eggs. What are they? Should I remove them?.

  • pixel_witch@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I have always thought that perlite was white and kinda styrofoamesque, but I felt better knowing they aren’t bugs. My office is in a very very old trailer that already had biscuit beetles eating the walls. I didn’t want to add to our ongoing issues.

    • PlantJam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      You’re right about perlite. I’ve seen the yellowish spheres in other potting soil, though.

    • OisteinkEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It could be Vermiculite
      Just pick some up and try to cut them with a knife - insect eggs won’t harm your knife