Close-up of pale, oval egg on a melon leaf with black arrow pointing to it. Egg surrounded by dense trichomes, some of which are swollen. Black and white art.

Figure 21B. A pickleworm egg (greatly enlarged view).

Close-up of pale, oval egg on a melon leaf with black arrow pointing to it. Egg surrounded by dense trichomes, some of which are swollen. Black and white art.

Illustration by USDA.