Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

Q: I planted milkweed last year in order to attract monarchs to my yard. This year I had a bunch of caterpillars, then I found milkweed assassin bugs. I have not seen any caterpillars since. My ...

Take a closer look at the insects you’ll spot on milkweed during a Minnesota summer — including some that help, some that ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Milkweed has received a lot of attention in recent years, mainly due to its status as a host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. monarch caterpillars rely exclusively on milkweed ...