Here you can see milkweed bugs feeding on the airborne seeds of the balloon milkweed (Gomphocarpus physocarpus). While milkweed bugs can feed on multiple parts of the plant, they are primarily seed feeders. To feed, milkweed bugs insert their straw-like mouth (or “beak”) into the seeds. They release digestive enzymes which liquefy the seed, then ingest the seed smoothie. For the most part, milkweed bugs do minimal damage to plants and don’t need to be controlled. Milkweed bugs don’t carry plant