Skin or eye irritation from the caterpillar's hairs can affect both people and animals.
The oak processionary moth caterpillar can cause breathing difficulties and skin rashes.
The Garden, Cemetery and Forestry Office combats oak processionary moths (EPS for short) on urban trees due to the allergic reactions that occur on contact with the caterpillars' hairs. Since 2009, ...
Starting in May, white, cotton-like structures can occasionally be observed in trees. These are usually nests of the oak processionary moth. The caterpillars of this moth species are considered ...
The public has been warned to keep an eye out for a pest which poses a health risk to people. The oak processionary moth caterpillar damages trees as well as causing itchy rashes, eye and throat ...
An insect that can be hazardous to human health is spreading across southeast England. Caterpillars of the oak processionary moth are becoming more common as rising temperatures help them to spread to ...
VILSECK, Germany -- News agencies in Germany are reporting that 10 of Germany's 16 states are battling a population explosion of the Oak Processionary Caterpillar, and their toxic hairs can cause ...
The oak processionary moth (OPM), an invasive species in northern Europe with caterpillars that are toxic to humans and other animals, expanded its range at an increased speed in the years following ...
ANSBACH, Germany - A potentially dangerous caterpillar species was recently discovered all over USAG Ansbach territory. The Oak Processionary is a moth whose caterpillars are found only on oak trees.