This Nasty Parasite Is Ruining Monarch Butterfly Wings

Explore Ophryocystis elektroscirrham and all the ways to help the Monarch butterflies.

This Nasty Parasite Is Ruining Monarch Butterfly Wings Deep Look

Premiered October 11, 2022
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 right way, and a wrong way, for you to help these butterflies in your backyard.

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