tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post5520298714114008353..comments2024-03-09T08:25:28.473-06:00Comments on Window on a Texas Wildscape: Tropical milkweed or not?Sheryl Smith-Rodgershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707017321692698815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-18317272195086771572015-09-28T16:30:45.321-05:002015-09-28T16:30:45.321-05:00Deb, here's a page with more info on OE: http:...Deb, here's a page with more info on OE: http://monarchparasites.uga.edu/whatisOE/ Sheryl Smith-Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707017321692698815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-35055492479065828402015-09-28T08:02:50.746-05:002015-09-28T08:02:50.746-05:00Sheryl: How does the trop milkweed encourage OE? ...Sheryl: How does the trop milkweed encourage OE? Does it harbor it between butterfly visits or is there something intrinsic to the plant itself ? Are the plants "carriers" of some sort? I don't think I had any monarchs this spring but I do have some trop milkweed that came back after being frozen to the ground this winter. It grew back and is finally blooming (complete with aphids of course) but if there is something in the plant itself as opposed to plants that are receiving repeat visits from monarchs, then I'll certainly cut it off. I bought it "for" the monarchs after all. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.com