If you've noticed small black balls in your yard, you may be dealing with tick eggs. Learn about the dangers and how to safely remove them.
During a typical day of gardening, I stumbled upon something strange: dozens of tiny black balls clustered on the ground near a damp, rarely visited corner of the yard. At first glance, they looked like seeds, dirt, or insect droppings. But upon closer inspection, I was horrified to discover the truth: they were tick eggs .
What do tick eggs look like?
Ticks lay hundreds, sometimes thousands, of eggs in a single spot. The eggs appear as:
round or oval balls , dark or shiny black in color
about 1 mm large
grouped in compact piles , often in humid, hidden or protected areas (among leaves, near walls, under stones)
Once hatched, the larvae immediately begin looking for a host to feed on.
Why tick eggs are dangerous
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