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  • July 13, 2018 at 6:36 am in reply to: box elder beetles in flowers #283315
    swshirley4@yahoo.com
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    If these bugs are on milkweed, they could also be the milkweed bug which is also black and orange. Their young, nymphs, look like very large orange aphids. The safe way to get rid of them or at least control them is to tap them into a jar of undiluted dish soap whenever you see them. They do a lot of damage especially to the milkweed pod.

    July 10, 2018 at 5:57 am in reply to: Can I kill milkweed pests without harming monarch butterflies? #282928
    swshirley4@yahoo.com
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    Any insecticide will kill the Monarch butterfly. The only way to kill milkweed pests like the milkweed bug and the long horned beetle without harming the butterfly is to just knock them off into a jar of undiluted dish soap. It kills them almost instantly and it is easy. It also works for the earwigs and Japanese beetles. You will never get rid of all unwanted insects but it does cut down on their numbers and the damage they do.

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