u/levisrightfinger

I’m not sure what else to do besides just getting rid of the milkweed at this point. This is my first milkweed, it quickly got taken over by yellow aphids. I did all the basic solutions, mechanically squishing them, strong watering hose on the plant leaves, and diluted dawn soap spray. They keep coming back, I’m assuming because they reproduce asexually so only one surviving aphid can turn into 10 aphids. And then I see these oval shaped brown things on my plant last night.
Today I just cut down the plant half way, getting rid of the tops of the milkweed infested with aphids.

Any tips on how to control pests on milkweed would be appreciated.
For reference, this is milkweed is Asclepias tuberosa

I don’t know where else to ask this, but i got a complete toenail avulsion (removal) because of a toenail fungus. (that’s why in some of the photos my nail looks yellow / shiny, it’s because of the topical antifungal medicine.)

Toenail was removed March 5th, and it’s May 26th. My toenail is already about 75% grown back. I read it’s supposed to take a little over a year for a toenail to grow back but it’s just been 3 months and majority of it has grown back.
Is this too fast? I’m worried the skin underneath hasn’t had enough time to heal.