Little black moles sit line up across the top of the back of leaves. are these pests
2006-11-21 05:49:57 · 3 answers · asked by alfacinha 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The "black moles " are not pests. They are the spores , reproductive bodies, of the fern.
2006-11-21 06:05:21 · answer #1 · answered by oakhill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These are spores, this is how a fern reproduces, ferns have no seed, if you lay a white fabric under the leaves the spores will fall off, place them on top of good sterile soil, keep the soil moist and in light and in about 5 month to one year you'll have baby ferns.
2006-11-21 06:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by watergoddess53 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably spore casings, and not a problem at all.
HOWEVER, you can get hard scale insects on ferns as well, and they look quite similar to the spore casings. The spores have sort of a fuzzy look to them, the scales will be smooth.
A scale infestation isn't all that common in boston ferns, but it does occur on some of the polypodium ferns.
2006-11-21 11:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋