Unlike most insects, the caterpillar Eloria noyesi feeds on the leaves of coca plants. (newscientist.com)
Although the stated objective of the spraying is to kill only coca plants, it is not possible to restrict the damage. (religion-online.org)
Carlos Alberto Gomez, president of the privately funded National Network of Botanical Gardens says, «Its instincts allow it to find coca plants wherever they are.» (treehugger.com)