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True BugsGood or Evil??????
Hi — I assume these are milkweed bugs that are on my milkweeds in my butterfly garden. Should I hose these guys off when I do my daily de-aphid-ing with a strong spray of the hose? I often see these guys on the milkweed plants, but I’m not sure if they do any damage. Do they eat the leaves?
Susan S. Rockwell
Alva, FL (SW Florida)
Hi Susan,
Good and Evil are such absolutes and we don’t really like talking in terms of mutually exclusive binaries when discussing insects. We would favor good over evil. Your bugs are immature Large Milkweed Bugs. Large Milkweed Bugs, Oncopeltus fasciatus, feed on the juices from the pods of the plant, and will not have a detrimental effect on the plant health.
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