But some of the monarchs were sick, and what I found is that some of these milkweeds are medicinal, meaning they reduce the disease symptoms in the monarch butterflies, meaning these monarchs can live longer when they are infected when feeding on these medicinal plants.
mas outras monarcas estavam doentes e descobri que algumas dessas asclépias são medicinais, reduzindo os sintomas das borboletas-monarcas doentes, o que significa que vivem mais tempo, apesar de infectadas, por se alimentarem dessas plantas medicinais.