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For the past month I have caught glimpses of these illusive bugs on the Hoyas and Stapelias. I had lots of aggravation with aphids on the new Hoya growth and wondered if they were drawn to the aphids.
Well, I finally got a photo and an ID.
Quoted:
these appear to be large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). They are not predaceous, but feed on the developing seeds of milkweed (Asclepias sp.).
So they aren't predaceous and I'm straining my brain ~ then, it soaks in. The Hoyas and Stapeliads are both Asclepiads as are milkweed. So now, I don't see any bugs. They have moved on now that I found them out. I see small burned looking marks on Hoya leaves where they milked the sap. But next summer, they are MINE!
Anyone else run into these and if so, what controls worked please? pod
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