Found these tiny white barrel-shaped things neatly lined up on the underside of a leaf. They look like a microscopic drum set. Should I be worried?

a shirt button can become dozens of hungry nymphs surprisingly fast. Tiny doesn’t always mean trivial in the garden.

  1. If the eggs are on a houseplant or a leaf you brought indoors

If you found them on a cutting, bouquet greenery, patio herb, or houseplant leaf, remove them immediately and inspect the rest of the plant. Stink bugs won’t usually create the same sort of indoor infestation that pantry pests or fungus gnats can, but you still don’t want them hatching in your kitchen window or sunroom.

Wipe down the

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