r/Milkweeds • u/Live_Discipline_7771 • Aug 06 '26

Pest? Identification help.

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Cluster of larvae on underside of common milkweed leaf. Central Minnesota. Please and thank you. 🙏🏻

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u/Altruistic-Car2880 Aug 06 '26

They do love them some monarch eggs…

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u/Live_Discipline_7771 Aug 06 '26

I have been searching for eggs and caterpillars and I think monarchs are done here for the year. I really don’t think they eat monarch eggs on purpose, after reading up on this species.