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lovepat906 Havre De Grace, MD Aug 04, 2011

oops! here is the pic!

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2gardenkate Crofton, MD(Zone 7a) Aug 04, 2011

Those are juvenile milkweed bugs and yes, they could be destructive to your milkweed. If you are growing milkweed for monarch caterpillars, you should not put pesticide on the plants. Fill a bucket with hot soapy water and knock the bugs into it. That should kill 'em.

Link to DG bug files- http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/199/

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