Yes, I have seen that. I would put on a nitrile glove and squish.

You might want to try a preying mantis egg case if they survive the winter in your climate. Since the mantis moved into my garden, my rose slug damage has dropped by about 95%.

Thank you Jim! I love experiments like that. Rose slugs were so bad one year that I resorted to systemic. Within the week they were tiny black skeletons.

I'd love to have praying mantis. I wonder if they'd eat the caterpillars off the delphiniums? They're relentless.

hoovb, years ago we had praying mantis but I haven't seen any for awhile.

Squishing is simple, satisfying, and final. :-)

I ordered praying mantis pods this spring when I ordered aphids. Let me tell you, there is not much more interesting than watching 800 teeny tiny itty bitty praying mantis come out of a pod.
Then you just shake them around the garden!
Susan

Cool poorbutroserich on the praying mantis!
You ordered aphids?