exotic grasshoppers i need milkweed plants for them

[Nic1]

Hi
I am desperatly trying to find wild common milkweed plants (or any milkweed plant species) near hastings,rye,bexhill,eastbourne ect in east sussex or if anyone is able to send me leaves/stems of the common milkweed i will pay postage i urgently require this as food for some exotic grasshoppers i have please contact me if you know of any growing wild near the areas i have mentioned

[aeshna5]

If you mean Asclepias species,they don't grow in the wild here, but some species are grown in cultivation. Perhaps look around horticultural suppliers/nurseries in your area. Maybe that should have been your first step before acquiring the insects?

[Nic1]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

If you mean Asclepias species,they don't grow in the wild here, but some species are grown in cultivation. Perhaps look around horticultural suppliers/nurseries in your area. Maybe that should have been your first step before acquiring the insects?

i have a few plants growing and they feed on other foodplants but will only breed if fed milkweed

[Matt Smith]

It depends very much on what "poisons" the grasshoppers want to accumulate. Try offering them some ragwort and see if they take this, I think ragwort has some similar chemicals to milkweeds.

[Nic1]

Originally Posted by Matt Smith

It depends very much on what "poisons" the grasshoppers want to accumulate. Try offering them some ragwort and see if they take this, I think ragwort has some similar chemicals to milkweeds.

Thanks for the info i will give it a go and see what happens thanks