The Fight Against Ophryocystis Elektroscirrha: Strategies for Protecting Monarch Butterfly Populations
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are beautiful and graceful as they flit and flutter in garden landscapes, parks, and grasslands. But a dangerous parasite called Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) threatens the species. This parasite is highly contagious and can spread quickly in monarch butterfly populations. The parasite affects monarch and queen butterfly larvae and the butterfly’s ability […]