Observations On The Milkweed Ecosystem
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Non-native aphids covering my milkweed plants being tended by ants. MIKE BOTTINI
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These ladybug eggs will most likely hatch into non-native Asian ladybug larvae that will feed on the aphids. MIKE BOTTINI
Non-native aphids covering my milkweed plants being tended by ants. MIKE BOTTINI
These ladybug eggs will most likely hatch into non-native Asian ladybug larvae that will feed on the aphids. MIKE BOTTINI
By Mike Bottini
on Sep 24, 2018
As happens every September, my backyard milkweed plants are covered in bright yellow-orange colored aphids called oleander or milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii). I assumed these were part of the natural...