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Chlorochroa sayi, SayÕs Stink Bug, is
also found in this area. Its eggs are
described as barrel-shaped and the
images which purport to be eggs of this
species are indeed barrel shaped and
not a good match for Òmy eggsÓ.
Insects in this genus take about 120
days to progress through the eggnymph (several molts)-adult life cycle.
This according to Ontosight which has a
species entry, which appears to be AI
generated. Eggs apparently hatch
within 4-7 days of being laid.
In reference to stink bugs, the
University of California Pest
Management Guidelines note the
barrel-shaped eggs with circular lids,
the eggs being pearly white initially
and then turning cream colored just
before hatching. Eggs are laid in about
14 to a cluster. All of this does not appear to be a good
match.
a Ònull resultÓ since stink bugs seemed to be my only viable
lead.
Step Nine: Back to the Þeld. Six days after my initial Òegg
ÞndÓ I was back at Warm Springs Wash, looking for egg
masses for the fourth time. (There are a lot of Littleleaf
The barrel shape of the eggs of stink bugs keeps cropping
up in my surveys, an unfortunate factoid which may result in
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