Eating Milkweed, friend or foe

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Joyous Himrod, NY(Zone 6a) Jul 07, 2005

Hi all, there are at least 100 of these little beggers eating away at my milkweed plants. They have devoured 2, 2 1/2 foot plants and are working on others. They are approximately 1.5 inches or less in length. If they are good, then that is what the milkweed is for. BUT if they are bad I must get rid of them.

Please can any one identify. Thank you ahead of time.

Joy

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Jul 07, 2005

Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillars (Euchaetes egle).
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/ny/1892.htm
http://booksandnature.homestead.com/moth94.html

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Joyous Himrod, NY(Zone 6a) Jul 07, 2005

PanamonCreel, thanks for the info. Neither site tells me if I should allow them to live or if they need to be taken care of, I will do a further search now that you have given me the name.

thanks again,
Joy

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Jul 07, 2005

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Neither site tells me if I should allow them to live or if they need to be taken care of


That really is your choice. I would say let them be, they are guests to your "milkweed dinner table".

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