Has anyone seen this before?

[cwcarter]

I found this while defoliating my indoor wedding cake grow, was found on bottom of plant. Feels and looks life hard beeswax, formed right on stem engulfing some leaves. Don't know if it is disease or pest. Plant is super healthy otherwise.

 

[Phytoplankton]

That is really strange. Don’t have a clue. I’d cut it open and see if something is living inside.

 

[cwcarter]

I put it in a jar with a lid to see if anything hatches.

 

[cwcarter]

I put it in a jar with a lid to see if anything hatches.

 

[Phytoplankton]

I did some research, I believe that’s a praying mantis egg case (oothecae). Definitely preserve it, in the spring you’ll have 100-300 baby mantises crawling on your plants! They are predators to just about any insect. I bet your plant was pest free!

 

[cwcarter]

I have seen praying mantis egg cases, they are fibrous with a stacked "cardboard" appearance and are clearly deposited on the stem, they also crush easily like weak Styrofoam. This is hard and about two inches long, resembles a gall. Thanks for your interest.

 

[SmokingWings]

That is really strange. Don’t have a clue. I’d cut it open and see if something is living inside.

On the other hand, cutting it open might unleash some sort of baby creature like one from the Alien movie.

 

[013]

there is a section for egg casing identification over at Bugguide.net another option might be asking our sponsor @Sierra Natural Science if they recognize it

I’d prolly stuff that in mason jar and wait til spring to see if you can identify the larvae

 

[cwcarter]

Yes, I put it in a jar back in the tent since it liked that environment.

On the other hand, cutting it open might unleash some sort of baby creature like one from the Alien movie.

That is something to hope for.

 

[Regrowth]

What was it, did you end up finding out?

 

[Phytoplankton]

What was it, did you end up finding out?

He may not find out until spring. I’d like to know too!

 

[cwcarter]

I cut it open, no insect eggs,no larvae, no tunnel left behind. Solid hard waxy wood like structure that exhibited cancerous appearing growth. Now suspect runaway growth on injury site, like scar tissue for plants.

 

[013]

cool, now we know…. Many thanks for following thru with update.

the way it encompassed the leaf was what made me think of cocoon…. think some critters do similar stuff for waterproofing or food source


Apologies - yup I missed by 127 miles

 

[SmokingWings]

the way it encompassed the leaf was what made me think of cocoon…. think some critters do similar stuff for waterproofing or food source

Some insects will burrow into a leaf or stem, often to lay insects. The plant reacts by forming a gall around the eggs, insects or entry holes.

 

[SmokingWings]

the way it encompassed the leaf was what made me think of cocoon…. think some critters do similar stuff for waterproofing or food source

As soon as I typed up my previous msg and hit send I thought that the original photo might be showing a plant gall.

I did a google search on "galls on plants" though "plant galls" will work too. Then when the page loaded I clicked on 'images' and followed through with "crown galls".

The photo looks like a crown gall. Copying from the University of Minn. agriculture dept is this ..."Crown gall causes rough, woody, tumor-like galls to form on roots, trunks and occasionally branches of many different trees and shrubs."

Looking at the photos of crown galls it seems they come in all shapes and sizes and colors.

 

[013]

two thumbs up cuz that’s all I’ve got but you nailed it Smokingwings…. crown gall

when the grow is done you need to either burn or discard plant stalk away from your garden… same goes for the bucket of soil

 

[cwcarter]

As soon as I typed up my previous msg and hit send I thought that the original photo might be showing a plant gall.

I did a google search on "galls on plants" though "plant galls" will work too. Then when the page loaded I clicked on 'images' and followed through with "crown galls".

The photo looks like a crown gall. Copying from the University of Minn. agriculture dept is this ..."Crown gall causes rough, woody, tumor-like galls to form on roots, trunks and occasionally branches of many different trees and shrubs."

Looking at the photos of crown galls it seems they come in all shapes and sizes and colors.

I think you are correct, thanks. Discarded the "gall" and the soil.

 

[cwcarter]

After "SmokingWings" point in the right direction, found this picture on Reddit, same as mine, and identified as crown gall. SmokingWings "10 points Gryffindor"

 

[Regrowth]

but does it get you baked? lol

 

[PlanetJ]

right .. I would have donned a hazmat suit, and went half-life on that plant ..

Did you open it up?