Black and orange bugs on milkweed plants are usually milkweed bugs and not box elder bugs. In big enough numbers, they can do significant plant damage. Skip to Article. Set weather.

The striking red-orange colour of the milkweed bug is in fact a warning sign to potential predators: milkweed is a toxic food source, and bright warning colours announce that the bugs would taste bad.

BUENA VISTA TWP. — It’s a sign of spring: orange and black box elder bugs creep into homes, but a soap-and-water solution could squash the problem, an exterminator says. Patricia A. Pignatelli ...

Known for its orange and black wings and annual journey across North ... Linda Auld has a thing for bugs. The self-proclaimed "Bug Lady" has spent more than 35 years learning everything she can ...

The migrating Monarchs are having a better year — and Florida's gorgeous Atala butterfly is finding succor in Lakeland.