Indoor Grape plant pest problems

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  1. lowrider69

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    Hi guys, i,ve got an indoor grape plant, its only a young plant i got it about 3 months ago, i went out to water it this morning and noticed these clear/white egg type looking things all over it (see photo) there also under the leaves

    does anyone know what these are and what to do about it please?

    i have other quite young plants growing close to this plant as well will these be afected and will they need sorting as well as worried there a bit young

    Thanks for any help

    update.......

    found out what it is!

    According to the Ontario (Canada) Ministry of Agriculture "Tender Fruit Grape Vine Newsletter for Commercial Fruit Growers" (Volume 11, Issue 5 May/June 2007) these are sap droplets called grape pearls or sap balls.
    Here is how Neil Carter, Grape IPM Specialist with OMAFRA described grape pearls: "Grape pearls are small sap-like, fluid-filled balls that are exuded from surface cells of rapidly growing grape vines. They appear most commonly in the spring and are often confused with mite or insect eggs. Some vines have many grape pearls but the pearls can appear singly or in smaller groups. They are usually found on the underside of leaves but can be on shoots as well. Grape pearls, also called "sap balls" are of no consequence to the vine."
    Mike continued to examine grape vines for this phenomenon and wrote the following after visiting Summerset winery near Indianola: "I looked at all of their grapes. None of the hybrids had any sap balls but two American varieties, Niagara and Concord were loaded with them
     

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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Yes, they are quite normal.
     
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