Instant Maple and Ginger oatmeal

By sheer accident, it was discovered that Instant maple and ginger oatmeal, when consumed by a Yeerks host or absorbed by the Yeerk through its osmosis nodes, addicts the Yeerk. The addiction is more powerful then a Taxxons hunger, and overtime part of the Yeerks brain stem is replaced by oatmeal. This drives them insane. There is another effect of maple and ginger oatmeal however, it replaces the Yeerks need for Kandrona rays. The insane Yeerk can stay in a hosts head indefinitely. The host can break the Yeerks control, but the Yeerk can also break through.

The Norshk have taken to smuggling instant maple and ginger oatmeal in the Yeerk empire, trading it for weapons, supplies, and credit. Instant maple and ginger oatmeal has become a big black market item.