The Monarch Caterpillars are back. In full swing! (And in all sizes!) We'd had a couple of them a month or so ago, but now my Butterfly Milkweed has quite a few of them.
But what's one to do with the aphids that are covering each stem on the plant? They don't seem to be bothering the caterpillars, but I don't like the looks of the Numbers of them! Is there something I can do to rid my plant of the aphids without harming the caterpillars?
(I wish I had a camera that would take those wonderfully clear photos... perhaps I need to experiment a bit more with mine to see if I can't do a bit better.)
This isn't a shady problem, but they're shady characters... those aphids!
My only experience with Aphids is to spray them...but I've also read that you can just spray the plants with a stream of water from your hose. It might knock off the caterpillars, but they won't be harmed and should stay...good luck -- I despise those aphids!
ReplyDeleteI've decided to take action tomorrow! See tonight's post. ;-)
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