Unlike most insects, the caterpillar Eloria noyesi feeds on the leaves
of coca plants.
You can also sample coca tea, which while not alcoholic is made from the leaves
of the coca plant, the same one used to make cocaine.
Not exact matches
Although the stated objective
of the spraying is to kill only
coca plants, it is not possible to restrict the damage.
The president
of the country's Quindio Botanical Garden has suggested that the
plants could be controlled by
coca - eating butterflies instead.
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.»