"Eggs" on my clothes line?

[MoonandBean]

Eeeew!!!!

[Medusa]

Funny you should mention that. I washed windows yesterday and there were little brownish egg-like spots on the windows and I had to scrape them off. I'm wondering if it was from the maple trees in my yard. Probably. It isn't bad enough that those helicopter pods fall every spring. Either that or maybe we're being taken over by the pod people.

[MoonandBean]

Invasion of the body snatchers?

[Medusa]

Invasion of the body snatchers?

Ok, no sleep for Mary tonight.

[Sonia59]

Could it be some insects poo A picture would help, indeed

[finn's mom]

They are about the size of pinheads, so I haven't been able to get a decent photo. I think they're moth eggs, though, as I found a photo online of moth eggs on a clothes line and they look identical to what I have seen on mine and the clothes. Gross, but not as scary as spider eggs would be! It took me awhile to find anything, but I really think that's what they are.

I was pretty sure they were eggs, and we have no trees in the backyard, so I knew it wasn't anything like that. I'll just have to keep an eye on things!

Any suggestions on how to keep them away? I don't think moth balls would really work outside, and I think they'd mostly keep the dogs from going out in the yard, hahaha.

Here's the photo I somehow came across!

http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org....n_clothes_line

[Daisy and Delilah]

I've seen these before on my clothes lines. I never knew what they were. Good luck finding the source.