When European ladybug species eat the harlequin ladybird eggs and larvae, they also consume the microsporidia. And die.

当欧洲吃小丑卵和幼同时，也吃掉了微孢子。然后们就会死。

A parasite called microsporidia lies dormant in the circulatory systems of harlequin ladybirds.

这种叫做“微孢子”寄藏在小丑循环系统内。

When the ladybugs were injected with dead microsporidia or a control substance most survived.

当植入死微孢子或者对照物质时，大多数都存活了。

But when scientists injected microsporidia into a common European ladybug species, the insects died within two weeks.

然而，当科学家向普通欧洲体内植入微孢子时，不出两个星期们就死亡了。