Deep Look
This Parasite is Cramping The Monarch Butterfly’s Style
2022 • E14 Oct 11, 2022 5m
Original Title: This Nasty Parasite Is Ruining Monarch Butterfly Wings
Monarchs are locked in a battle with Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE), a parasite that can trap a butterfly in its own chrysalis and deform its beautiful wings. Turns out there is a wrong way, and a right way, for you to help these butterflies in your backyard.
Monarchs are locked in a battle with Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE), a parasite that can trap a butterfly in its own chrysalis and deform its beautiful wings. Turns out there is a wrong way, and a right way, for you to help these butterflies in your backyard.