I have large red beetles with black spots on milkweed-are they good or bad?

if the beetles are harmful-how can I get rid of them without harming any butterfly larve?

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#1 Comment By MichiganDot On 07/08/2018 @ 8:54 pm

If you have milkweed, you are likely to have milkweed beetles. These may chew the leaves a bit but will not do significant damage or harm the caterpillars.

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