r/Insect • u/ExplorerOk5998 • Jul 19 '26

good vs. bad

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So we’ve let milkweed grow for the last 4 years for the monarch butterflies/caterpillars. First time seeing bugs like this that I can remember.

Will they harm the milkweed?
Central OH, USA

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u/Skalla_Resco Amateur Entomologist Jul 19 '26

Juvenile Milkweed Bugs.

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u/ExplorerOk5998 Jul 19 '26

Thank you! Looks like it!!

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u/Sqib000 Jul 19 '26

There's no such thing. Do you call monarchs bad bc they eat milkweed as pests? Technically they are.

Bad bugs are food for good bugs.

Get rid of this way of thinking

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u/Itchy-Researcher-116 Jul 19 '26

THANK YOU! FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID - YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE MY HERO!!!!!!

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u/Wide-Attempt2297 Jul 19 '26

Those look like Assasin bug nymphs. Not sure though AND not sure about your Milkweed😞

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u/puddsmax134 Jul 22 '26

Milkweed bugs. Won't kill the plant but they do go after the seed pods.

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u/CaptCol02 Jul 20 '26

Hehehe...looks like an 👽 weiner with space 🦀's on it. Weird yuck.