Thanks to all who have given me info re: milkweeds. I have all kinds of things on them now, and most of them aren't good.
There are tons of orange eggs which I think are some kind of mite, maybe spider mites. All kinds of little orange things walking around. A few white things that look like a tiny fly, a few ants, a few things that look like small beetles (I think may be eating the little orange mites, but I'm not sure), and very few butterfly eggs.
I guess I didn't really know what a monarch egg looked like until I actually saw a monarch laying them. I thought I did a lot of research on these butterflies and there host plants, but now I feel so stupid.
I think I should brush all the mites, but I'm not sure if I'll be getting rid of any good bugs. Can someone please help me!
Barbara C.