I saw these egg-like things on my shirt a few days ago while taking a shower. Yesterday, my sister took shower and today when she went to grab her shirt, she was horrified to see these things on her shirt. She says, they weren't present on her shirt when she was taking shower.
They are tiny, aligned in a pattern, whitish in color. Also very hard to remove means I have to apply a little pressure to remove them from my cloth as they don't just get washed under running water. I never saw them before in our clothes. We recently moved to a new house. Also we live in Bangladesh. So I guess you can help me determine what this thing is and also aware me of any harmful effects thus might have.
Thank you.
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This may be moths (eggs or larva).
If this is what you have they can be in your closets, bedding, blankets, boxed clothing; almost anywhere fabric/material is located.
You can also freeze your items but this has to be done in a certain way. here are suggestions:
"The recommended steps for freezing your clothes to kill moth larvae and eggs are:
Identify and isolate the infested clothing items.
Place in a sealed, airtight bag, and do not over-stuff the bag with clothing to ensure all clothes properly freezes.
Deep freeze, ideally for a week, but at least 72 hours.
Thaw out and remove the garments from the plastic bags outside your home.
Shake the garments vigorously.
Clean your garments according to their individual care labels - natural fibers will most likely require dry cleaning or hand washing, although some may be able to be washed on a delicate cycle in your washing machine."
if this is what you have, you will have to be on the continuous look out for these insects or they will keep multiplying and destroy your clothing.
You said you live in Bangladesh but you can still ask your question on this site just be sure to state where you live.
ask.extension.org/
here is good site to find more information:
www.moth-prevention.com/
These eggs are arranged in two rows. This arrangement of eggs is very similar to these eggs, which no one has identified: www.reddit.com/
I think that one of the insects of the family Pentatomoidea laid these eggs, because these insects can lay eggs in two rows: www.flickr.com/
"Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. The roughly 7000 species under Pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families (16 extant and 5 extinct). Among these are the shield bugs, giant shield bugs, burrower bugs, and stink bugs." en.wikipedia.org/
Maybe a female Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) laid these eggs, because this insect is native to China, Japan, Korea and other Asian regions en.wikipedia.org/
Eggs of this insect are normally laid on the underside of leaves and eggs stick well to leaves (that's why your eggs held up so well). The eggs are light green when laid, gradually turning white cisr.ucr.edu/
Take the bug to any store that sells pesticides. They will identify it and tell you which pesticide to use to get rid of it.
These are Moth eggs, Moths can have 30 to up in the 100's of eggs at a time.This is one of the stages between turning into larvae. This insect loves all types of dry fibers, which will infest and breaking down what it inhabits.
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