Harmful parasite of monarch butterflies uses multiple transmission strategies to keep infection levels high
Tag: Monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies bred in captivity may lose the ability to migrate, study finds
Commercially-bred monarchs are genetically distinct from wild counterparts and do not fly southward, even in offspring raised in natural, outdoor conditions. Monarch butterflies purchased from a commercial breeder did not fly in a southward direction, even in offspring raised outdoors,…