Monarchs sabotage milkweed to acquire toxins, not to disarm plant defence
A. Betz, R. Bischoff, G. Petschenka
This study shows monarch caterpillars sabotage milkweed to consume toxic latex for sequestration, not to avoid plant defense, contrasting with non-sequestering crow caterpillars.
bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2023 · PreprintEcology