tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5919061929514135599..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Misfortune for Monarchs"Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15609413759182463882016-12-17T08:14:21.169-06:002016-12-17T08:14:21.169-06:00Here in central Ohio I have a few native milkweed ...Here in central Ohio I have a few native milkweed on the property, and large patches of Asclepias tuberosa all over the place - these aphids can destroy the orange butterfly weed in a day or so, it's amazing, but so far they mostly ignore my native milkweed. Somewhere I have a picture of a single a. Tuberosa with 11 monarch caterpillars on it, I think it was in 2014; the last 2 summers the aphids have done so much damage to my plants that I have seen virtually no caterpillars, except on my native milkweed. I will stock up on insecticidal soap for next summer, for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com