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Chenoa0125 Sanderson, FL Jun 09, 2015

I found these little yellow things on a Butterfly weed Asclepias Curassavica yesterday and wanted to see if anyone could help me identify them.

Thanks Chenoa

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Gitagal Baltimore, MD(Zone 7a) Jun 09, 2015

They look like eggs from some bug or caterpillar...

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 09, 2015

These are aphids, aka 'plant lice.' They may be washed off plants with a strong stream of water from a garden hose, or sprayed with an insecticidal soap.

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Chillybean (Zone 5a) Jun 09, 2015

They look like Oleander aphids and they can decimate Milkweed of any species. They did in my Swamp Milkweed. If you have these plants for Monarch caterpillars, I would just wash them off or smash by hand. I double checked about the soap and it can harm the caterpillars already on the plants.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/ExpertAnswer03.html

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Chenoa0125 Sanderson, FL Jun 09, 2015

Sounds good. Thanks a whole bunch

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