She found that 14 of 17 caterpillars whose shelters were decorated
with frass were eaten within 5 minutes.
Not exact matches
But another group of caterpillars whose houses were decorated
with similar - sized glass beads all survived, indicating that skippers shoot
frass to avoid attracting predators.
When the researchers examined the
frass of these pests − pests that cause enormous crop damage −, they found the toxin
with sugar still attached.