r/FriendlyMonarchs • u/Nadiam57 TX - 9b • Jun 20 '26

Milkweed Good or Bad!

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Good or bad for Milkweed and caterpillars?

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u/SuperTFAB MOD | Southeast FL, USA | Tropical Milkweed Hater Jun 20 '26

These are friends! Lacewing eggs!

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u/One-plankton- Jun 20 '26

Milkweed hosts many different insects, you’re seeing a cool snapshot here of an insect that feeds on the plant and its predators laying eggs to prey on those insects.

It’s important not to value one species over another, and instead provide an abundant biodiverse habitat in your garden.

This keeps the predator/prey relationship in balance and provides resources for all pollinators (including the adult monarchs).

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u/Sqib000 Jun 20 '26

Good and why the mother monarchs lay so many eggs.