Little Yellow Eggs found in plant compost! Pictures attached

Apr 03, 2011 5 Replies
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Im repotting a house plant into a larger pot and im using some compost from another dead house plant that I throw out 6 months ago. However ive found little yellow eggs, the size of pepper corns in the compost from the dead plant. They are semi-translucent and can be crushed quite easily, where its quite gooey and small white particles are inside.



Im worried that i will have some kind of bug infestation in my apartment if I use this soil. Does anyone know what this could be?


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Controlled-release fertilizer nodules. No worries.

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Looks like slow release feriliser to I.

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Do they sell "Osmocote" over there?

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Yes, I'd agree, slow release fertilzer like 'Osmacote', so dont worry, they are not any form of bug, most people think they are snails eggs. Lannerman

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Idk what they are but I found some holes newly dug in my mom's house plant and it had tiny yellow eggs I wish I knew what they were

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