Re: More pests... Good bug or bad bug?

> I have had the same problem with my butterfly weed, but like Kemberly stated 
> in her post, they seem to stay with the butterfly weed and do not bother any 
> of the plants around it.  I haven't seen a single one travel beyond the 
> infested plant.  When I have the time, I go blow them off with the water 
> hose.  They will eventually come back, but do not seem to harm the plants at 
> all, and they always return to the butterfly weed and not the other plants.  

I've had them on my swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) for the past
two years (haven't checked this year yet) and it almost always 
affects the plant.  Eventually the tips droop, dry up, and fall 
off.

Butterfly weed is generally shorter and stouter, so I'm not surprised 
that it's unaffected.  

Hopefully this year I'll catch it in time and maybe actually have 
blooms for a change!  :)

Chris

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