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OE Parasite Workshop
February 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Enter into VMS as AT: Armand Bayou
Please join lead ABNC gardener Greg Pearson for a workshop to learn about how to identify OE parasites on monarch butterflies.
SPOTS ARE LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP. https://forms.gle/6Ajp5VgpbJWXubQn9
LOCATION
Albemarle Room 1
@ABNC
We will have all the supplies. This will be an indoor event, so please be sure to bring your mask. Masks are required inside of all buildings.
What is OE?
OE is a parasite that infects butterflies that host on milkweed. Their spores breaks open when ingested by monarch caterpillars. Inside the caterpillar it proliferates and grows. Their debilitating impact is made during the pupation of the adult butterfly causing them to be weak with crippled wings when the emerge from their chrysalis.
OE parasites is a real threat to monarch populations. OE monitoring and testing is key to curbing the disease.
