it hangs out on the milkweed.
is this bug bad for caterpillers ?
That's a milkweed bug. They won't bother the caterpillars.
oh good, thank you.
I have them all over my milkweed, too.
well, I was just concerned they might be eating the eggs or tiny caterpillers.
I posted the same question a couple weeks ago, before I realized it was the wasps killing the cats, not these guys. I got some good info on them via links through the forum: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1006497/ (hope the link works).
Emma