People are also warned against handling or disposing of the nests themselves. Contact with the caterpillars' white hairs or ...

Sightings of a hairy caterpillar that can make humans and pets very unwell must be reported but people are being urged not to ...

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 ...

Brits are being urged to look out for a 'dangerous' species of toxic caterpillar that can cause itchy skin rashes and asthma attacks. The 'oak processionary' is an invasive species of ...

has been investigating an emerging Lepidoptera-based public health hazard due to a climate-change-exacerbated expansion of the range of the oak processionary caterpillar (Thaumetopoea processionea).

Pine processionary caterpillars, which make their home in warmer regions of southern Europe, the Near East and North Africa, are known for their unique mode of travel. They travel long distances ...

To their surprise, they were told that their symptoms were caused by a run-in with processionary caterpillars, which are known to be toxic. Pine processionary moth caterpillars have tiny hairs ...

The processionary pine caterpillar (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is a common insect found in Cyprus that can pose a serious risk to humans and pets. Due to the warm weather, the processionary ...

The oak processionary moth caterpillars are known to defoliate trees and have adverse effects on human health, with the ...

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 ...