What are these white things?

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I just got these white things on my butterfly weed plant last night, and I'm not sure what they are. They look like white eggs, but I'm not sure if they are, if they are good bugs or bad bugs. Does anyone know what they are and if I should leave them or get rid of them, and if so, how do I get rid of them naturally without hurting my butterfly weed plant?

Rhonda B · Answer

Congratulations-you have Monarch Butterfly eggs!

Tina Krenz · Answer

The thing is, I haven't seen any Monarch Butterfly's though.

Rhonda B · Answer

Another possibility is the Milkweed Tussock Moth-you might have to keep a close eye on them to see what emerges:-))

Robin Grunzweig · Answer

you should see some caterpillars eating your milkweed down to stalks soon (don't worry, it will grow back quickly)... look around your yard, you may find green chrysallides hanging about (the stage between caterpillar and butterfly)... it takes about 3-4 weeks from egg to caterpillar to chrsyallis to butterfly... and you may not see them in your yard, but just see them fluttering around your neighborhood once they become butterflies.. but those butterflies will come back to your milkweed to lay more eggs... congratulations!!!

Sherry. JUNKIN · Answer

Scales?

Debra · Answer

Not Monarch eggs! They lay one not a cluster like this and very tiny.

Dee · Answer

Whatever they are, I have seen them on my patio glass doors plus on the outside walls of our log home.  I assumed they were spider eggs but then who knows.  I would also like to know for sure.

Dana O'Neill Studer · Answer

I have seen these too but do not know what they are. I hope someone does.

Pauliegirl1 · Answer

could be mealy.,mealie?? bugs??

Terry Stutes · Answer

Mealy bugs are fuzzy white cridders.

Fran Barrett · Answer

Check out the eggs on this Google image search: https://www.google.com/search?q=insect+eggs+on+plant&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=097wU6y1AuPB8QGM34GQAg&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1455&bih=739

Barbara Sullivan · Answer

I think they ladybug egg's aren't they like this??? Cookie17

Hervax · Answer

Does anyone know what it’s?!

I have in my weed plant to and I don’t know what to do

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