Oh, I wish I were a Clemson orange aphid

Posted 7/6/07

While visiting the Butterfly Garden at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens I noticed that the milkweed plants, the larval food for Monarch butterflies, were also acting as hosts for thousands of aphids. When I say thousands, I am not exaggerating. Aphids have a …

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