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Rangel said the Butterfly House is “currently in the process of hiring a new marketing and events coordinator” and that filling the position will help the organization maintain its website and post recordings of past lectures. She also thanked staff and volunteers for event work and acknowledged that the lecture was being recorded by Missoula Community Access Television under a media assistance arrangement.

Rangel described a new workshop planned for Tuesday, June 17, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. led by photographer Kathy Eister. The event will focus on butterfly photography in the Butterfly House and is open to participants using a range of cameras. Rangel announced fees of $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers.

Rangel also thanked a long-term beverage partner that donated drinks for the lecture series; the partner name was pronounced in the program but audio transcription varied. The Butterfly House credited the partner with donating beverages across multiple lecture seasons. Rangel closed by introducing Brenna Shea as the evening’s speaker and noting Shea had worked at the Butterfly House for six and a half years and was moving on to a new job.

Why it matters: The hiring announcement and the planned photography workshop affect the Butterfly House’s outreach and programming schedule. Rangel said the new hire and improved website maintenance are intended to make past lecture recordings and program information more accessible to the public.

Rangel asked attendees to check the Butterfly House calendar for upcoming events and said the Bugs and Brews series will resume in late September.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Bugs & Brews: Bug Wrangler Brenna with Brenna Shea","oneSentenceSummary","At the final 2024–25 Bugs and Brews lecture, Monica Rangel announced the Butterfly House is hiring a marketing and events coordinator, described an upcoming June 17 butterfly photography workshop with fees, thanked volunteers and partners, and introduced presenter Brenna Shea.","taxTitle","Missoula, Missoula County, Montana","taxId",4050,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210086,"Speaker highlights flies’ ecological roles and medical uses of maggots",429,1947000,2376000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3726716-91d48fd605137a64d30794a5dfb5be93&start=1947&end=2376","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3726716-91d48fd605137a64d30794a5dfb5be93/thumbnail_1947000.jpg","/articles/6210086/Missoula/Missoula-County/Montana/Speaker-highlights-flies-ecological-roles-and-medical-uses-of-maggots","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210086-fc03d6b36d547f204fe227d065dbc1f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200546&Signature=PbBALw0EFoWSzw6Cx2Pn7hgOeqoTc9qrIsnDAgsSu8aq9rkuZmC4jK4jMDVmlzidGtGbgiT7-NQnJuXWfx0aZbEAF9ApB22vpSvJqf5FaJnI4K9~u2BEkLR6c8CWjaJIyRQQUv0cXLhmLaz1TNVR8TTAbmOdWT7xanDiYvMEtivLAtbQH3dTjIAJnXDd0s1JFkL3IEVUjWNtL0xmneJ48pV~lMcF-QyOP1KcVYhqlFheCeYF7ZXZQmlfUrY5l2~Q~esTk2QBnt1aKmyVtiOujoQE871B6bYd30VolsHJr5ueE7NX4Ic2kUO2xa-5GYRHgNKvzf5RyZomuDTKIVdVZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a Missoula Butterfly House public lecture, former bug wrangler Brenna Shea framed flies as underappreciated but ecologically crucial insects, noting their roles in decomposition, pollination and as a food source for other animals.

Shea told the audience that flies are key pollinators in some ecosystems and offered a familiar example: “Without them though, we wouldn't have chocolate,” referring to cacao trees pollinated by tiny midges. She also described forensic uses of flies: investigators analyze species present on a body and the insects’ life stages to help estimate time of death.

Shea explained maggot debridement therapy (MDT) as a historical and modern medical application of fly larvae: “These maggots will consume necrotic flesh,” she said, and added that maggot secretions have demonstrated broad-spectrum antibacterial activity in research, including against Staphylococcus aureus. Shea noted the therapy uses specific fly species—commonly blow flies—whose larvae feed on dead tissue, and that treatment typically lasts a day or two while wounds are dressed to limit public exposure.

Why it matters: Shea said flies supply ecosystem services that support fisheries, migratory birds and pollination networks, and described how some flies dominate pollinator networks in the Arctic. She also noted cultural and conservation implications, urging recognition of flies’ roles beyond nuisance perception.

Audience members asked practical questions about how maggots avoid live tissue (Shea said species selected for MDT do not consume healthy tissue) and about detection methods for decomposers; Shea answered that species-level behavior varies and that chemistry and life-stage timing help investigators draw conclusions.

Shea encouraged attendees interested in applied research or community science to follow the Butterfly House’s projects and said the organization will circulate video links of tonight’s lecture for later viewing.","In a Missoula Butterfly House lecture, Brenna Shea outlined flies’ roles as pollinators and decomposers, described forensic uses, and explained maggot debridement therapy and its antibiotic properties.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210091,"Speaker describes parasitoid wasps' life cycle and virus partnership",788,1108000,1896000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3726716-91d48fd605137a64d30794a5dfb5be93&start=1108&end=1896","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3726716-91d48fd605137a64d30794a5dfb5be93/thumbnail_1108000.jpg","/articles/6210091/Missoula/Missoula-County/Montana/Speaker-describes-parasitoid-wasps-life-cycle-and-virus-partnership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210091-a2b09d1eff47bf460784de25bea0e745/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200546&Signature=A0G7VCXJ23f-X3Hb5Vxf1-c-UicNWyDrzE3~yKxOa-MvMxwOBJlwVOqYoFnkDh6PAMUE5PaE2jFjo-rAx2CW8JaHsBkk-uzMKvDTBmAoKLnrT7WRJlru6H~REhdrvDeTB6nlHObB2firZ5rxKNXpzETCyz3ompwFZTe64gZtRewgzyEEoxHpbSb6mY3KFx4OJQ9B0pa4hd6-Dh5mZyTanHaoU9xFSSbXM0FPMRMmsCQyxKFGEaCgVhWVZSvcCdknBEuBdIaFbrlNVMaYDehKTLPDHmBuA7UqPC8FYxFFADtynKl9djgQO1Bm2gaHcOUIevaUwjvo7XRTNIlY0l03JA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brenna Shea, a former bug wrangler and education specialist at the Missoula Butterfly House, described parasitoid wasps and their life cycles at a public lecture recorded by Missoula Community Access Television.

Shea opened the segment by saying, “I want to start with parasitoid wasps,” and went on to explain that parasitoidism differs fundamentally from parasitism: “parasitoids ... it always ends up in death of the host, always.” The lecture covered the two broad forms—ectoparasitoids, which lay eggs on an external host and often paralyze it, and endoparasitoids, which lay eggs inside a living host and allow it to continue growing so larvae can develop inside it.

Why it matters: Shea said parasitoid wasps are extremely diverse, many species are tiny and solitary, and they play a major ecological role by regulating other insect populations. She described how some ectoparasitoids paralyze hosts (she cited tarantula hawk wasps as an example) while endoparasitoids develop inside caterpillars and can later emerge and pupate on the host body.

Shea also discussed a surprising biological partnership: certain wasps transmit DNA viruses (polydnaviruses) that suppress the immune systems of host insects so wasp eggs and larvae survive. She called this a rare mutualistic relationship between a virus and an insect lineage and noted the viruses evolved independently in different wasp groups. Shea referenced historical reaction to parasitoid biology, quoting Charles Darwin’s written discomfort with ichneumonid wasps as an illustration of how unsettling the life cycle can appear.

The talk included a planned video of parasitized caterpillars that did not load for the live audience; Shea described instead that parasitized caterpillars often support wasp larvae until the larvae erupt from the host and spin cocoons. Audience members asked follow-up questions about timing and mechanics; Shea answered that hatching times vary by species but are often on the order of days to a couple of weeks, and that larvae chew their way out when emerging from a host.

The lecture was part of the Butterfly House’s Bugs and Brews series; Shea told the audience she had recently left the Butterfly House after roughly six and a half years with the organization and that much of the parasitoid material she presented came from work and study done while she was on staff.

Shea emphasized the limits of attribution for technical claims and encouraged attendees to consult primary literature for species-level details. The Butterfly House said the lecture was being recorded by Missoula Community Access Television and that video links might be shared later.","At a Missoula Butterfly House lecture, former bug wrangler Brenna Shea detailed how parasitoid wasps lay eggs in or on hosts, how wasp-associated viruses suppress host immune responses and why parasitoidism differs from parasitism.","actionData","errors"]

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Butterfly House announces hiring search, June photography workshop and end of lecture season

Speaker highlights flies’ ecological roles and medical uses of maggots

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