Aphids

Found this infestation, shot photos, sent them to my plant expert, and then conducted my research. (As my Excel guru says, “The [Send] button is a great educator.”) Found something immediately, and updated my plant expert before he could respond: Are Aphids on Milkweed Really a Bad Thing?

So what’s the answer? It depends on the degree. Read the post at SDSU Extension; it’s a quick read.

» Insect species page at BugGuide: Aphis nerii
» Plant species page at PhytoImages: Asclepias tuberosa

No posts for the previous two days. I just don’t/didn’t have anything to say, not even with fillers. Limping my way to “complete” Year 11, leading the boring, retired life. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Looking back
  1 year ago: “Whose house is that?”
 2 years ago: “Trimline phone”
 3 years ago: “Interesting motivational strategy”
 4 years ago: “Autumn glory”
 5 years ago: No post
 6 years ago: “Solanum lycopersicum”
 7 years ago: “Wood”
 8 years ago: “Probably peak color weekend”
 9 years ago: “Nothing spoken”
10 years ago: “New grille”

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[Esther Rosenberg]

So many!!! Great shot

[Danette Thompson]

Interesting article. Thanks for sharing. You can keep your aphids, though!

[Mags]

Ack! Amazing shot though.

[Kathy]

Oh my goodness. So did you spray or squish them away?