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eden100 Edinburg, IL(Zone 6a) Aug 24, 2009

Is this a milkweed beetle? If so, what are the yellow winged bugs?

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Aug 24, 2009

The tiny yellow ones look like aphids. I'm not sure on the larger ones. Are they eating the aphids?

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jlp222 Hammond, LA(Zone 8b) Aug 24, 2009

I have both of these on my milkweed. I am sure the small yellow ones are aphids, but I don't know about the orange larger bugs.

Thanks for the info.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 24, 2009

The larger insects appear to be nymphs of the large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) - see http://tinyurl.com/lxzcze for an image.

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eden100 Edinburg, IL(Zone 6a) Aug 27, 2009

suunto, are they harmful? How much larger?
kwanjin, i don't think their eating the others.

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