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Those are NOT bug eggs!
I have been buying this soil for years and I own over 100 house plants. The beige balls are called Fertilizer prills or Osmocote prills they fertilize the plants for up to six months. I am looking at the pictures and they are not eggs. If you do research yes gnat eggs are yellow but those are not them if the soil had that many eggs in it you would have gnats flying all over the place as soon as you opened the bag Also you would see larvae crawling around in the soil. Bugs aren't time-released, if you think about it you would have grown,and/or larvae and eggs in the soil not just eggs. Bags of soil are not sealed so I would think one would also have bugs flying around the bags of soil
I am writing this because I wasted money throwing two big bags of new perfectly fine new soil before I did research. Here is a link that explains the white, yellow and orange balls you find in soil. The soil is fine. Stop throwing away or believing there is something wrong with soil. Check out the link I have never had a problem with soil in all the years If one looks closely at the dirt of the English Ivy you can see lots of prills in the soil. These are just a few of my plants. The link gives information I hope some will find the link useful
Yellow or Orange Balls in Soil: The Culprits [Solved] Flourishing plants.com website
https://flourishingplants.com/yellow-or-orange-balls-in-soil/
November 2021 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase