Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

I find it interesting that monarch butterflies, large milkweed bugs, milkweed leaf beetles and milkweed tiger moths, all ...

All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

Q: My milkweed seed pods have clusters of bugs on them that are orange and black. What are they, and what should I do about them? Write to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Center for Home Gardening at ...

Susan and Ted are creating an insect zoo, learning about various insects such as crickets, caterpillars, and ladybird beetles. They set up cages for their pets, including a cricket and a milkweed bug, ...