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Will Milkweed Bugs Eat Aphids?
Yes, they will! Milkweed bugs gained the nickname of "seed eaters" for primarily eating the seeds...
Yes, milkweed bugs feed on oleander aphids. This is a large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) with an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Red Invaders: Those Colorful Milkweed Bugs
If you've been finding more milkweed bugs than monarchs on your milkweed, join the crowd. Monarchs...
A milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus, as identified by curator Michael Pirrello of iNaturalist) peers over the leaf of a milkweed plant, Asclepias speciosa, in a Sonoma County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) mingling on a showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A mass of milkweed bugs, red invaders! The blood red color sharply contrasts with the green milkweed pod. These are Oncopeltus fasciatus (as identified by Michael Pirrello of iNaturalist) mingling on a showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
