It is unclear yet what effect gregarines have on their hosts. We're currently working with Richard Clopton of Peru University to identify the species. Ovavesicula , sporophorous vesicles. These are the easily diagnosed stage, appearing in large masses in the malpighian tubules. Ovavesicula , individual vesicles.
Spores are dark with cotton blue stain.
This gamont stage attaches to the gut lumen. They are visible to the eye. Metarhizium spores, 400X, cotton blue stain.