Butterfly burdock and infectious diseases

Mirazam: Please tell me, can lady butterflies be carriers of any infectious diseases? Now we have the mulberry season, they really love them ...

Answer: Mirazam, butterfly butterflies are not carriers of infectious diseases, helminths or parasites. Insects mainly affect weeds: thistle, burdock, nettle.

Shushunova Elena Valerevna
Epidemiologist, Client Relations Manager, 3DAltai LLC