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Coincidentally, the closure of stomata also obstructs the preferred entry points for nutrient-sucking pests like spider mites.

Oddly enough, when I try to grow it as a houseplant, it always succumbs to red spider mites.

Other invertebrates, including slugs, snails and spider mites, may feast on milkweeds, too, as do some larger animals, like rabbits and ground squirrels, which are apparently resistant to poisoning.

Should your plant get those pesky spider mites, by the way, Husain suggests giving it a healthy dousing of water, then individually removing the mites using neem oil or soapy water.

After doing beautifully for the first two months, they were attacked by spider mites during the heat wave and the plant never really recovered.