ROANOKE, Va. – It’s not the holiday surprise you want to find: Praying mantis egg sacs could be lurking in your real Christmas tree or wreath. Sweet Providence tree lot worker Robby Lisenby ...

However, this is not a common or dangerous problem. Christmas tree farms take precautions to prevent "harmless hitchhikers." By one estimate, only 1 in 100,000 Christmas trees has a post-harvest pest.

Your amazing smelling and festive tree could be home to lots of little critters you don't want at your holiday supper. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; Share on SMS; Share on Email; Navigation.

Here’s how to spot common Christmas tree bugs and tips to get rid of them ... and they can lay eggs that are “white and sac-like, ... In some cases when there’s an egg mass on a tree, ...

In 2017, pest control company Safer Brand estimated a real Christmas tree could contain up to 25,000 bugs - everything from beetles, to spiders, to mites.. Your tree could also contain egg sacs ...

Posting a photo on social media, Daniel Reed wrote: “If you happen to see a walnut sized/shaped egg mass, on your Christmas tree, don’t fret, clip the branch and put it in your garden ...

Christmas. News. Warning over brown walnut-sized clumps on Christmas trees that could bring hundreds of insects into your home. It might look like a pine cone but it's, er, not.

They also explain that the “spindle-shaped egg sacs” are constructed over several nights and contain about 600 eggs. As many as seven sacs can be attached to a branch.

Posting a photo on social media, Daniel Reed wrote: “If you happen to see a walnut sized/shaped egg mass, on your Christmas tree, don’t fret, clip the branch and put it in your garden ...