Municipalities Warn Residents About Toxic Oak Processionary Caterpillars

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The oak processionary moth continues to spread in Berlin. As a precautionary measure, one district is closing five sports facilities.

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This week, oak processionary moths were found in Denmark – a poisonous and invasive butterfly species whose larvae can cause serious problems for humans.

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The oak processionary caterpillar is back in full force, at least in Nieuwegein. After a number of years in which the pest largely hid, 400 caterpillar nests have been counted in the municipality of Utrecht. "Most people do not know that the creatures can remain underground for years. Then they wait for a good moment to come up," says pest control expert Silvia Hellingman at RTV Utrecht. Hellingman points out that last summer was wet after a num…

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The poison hair of the oak process spinner can cause skin rashes and in the worst case an allergic shock. In Osnabrück, the caterpillars have increased since the time around Pentecost. What you should know about this.

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By Sascha Vennemann For years, they have been a topic of discussion in the county every summer – the caterpillars of the oak processionary moth (EPS). Especially during the very dry and hot summers of 2018 and 2019, the insect larvae spread throughout the district – to the annoyance of local authorities and many citizens. The caterpillars have extremely fine hairs that can sometimes lead to severe allergic reactions, particularly in the form of …

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We don't actually know if you were planning to go that way, we even hope not, but dear people AVOID NIEUWEGEIN. At all costs. It is of course a place that is high on the list of places you better not visit for your general state of mind, but damn it was OURS. Was. We lost it to a until recently underground terror cell: the oak processionary caterpillar. And not just a few trees with bugs, no, the municipality is talking about an EXPLOSION. With …