Oak processionary
The oak processionary is a moth whose caterpillars feed on oak leaves and can strip trees bare. The caterpillars travel in long, nose-to-tail lines, which is how they got their name. Their fine, hair-like bristles can irritate skin and breathing, so they matter a lot to people.1

Ndenge ya koyeba yango
- Adult moths have a wingspan of 25 to 35 mm and are tan, brown and white, which makes them hard to see against oak bark.1
- Caterpillars have very long, white hairs that contrast with shorter hairs.1
- Caterpillars march in lines, often arrow-shaped, with a leader and rows of several caterpillars side by side.1
- Nests are white and silk-like when new, and become discoloured and hard to see over time.1
- Nests can be round, teardrop-shaped, bag-like or blanket-like, and can be found at any height on an oak tree.1
Bakosanaka yango mbala mingi na: Caterpillars of several other species may be mistaken for the oak processionary. Unlike other caterpillars, the oak processionary does not live on fences or walls, so it is mostly found in oak trees or on the ground beneath them in late spring and early summer.1
Makasi ya venin
Nsuki to ba poil ya mike ebukanaka na kati ya loposo mpe etubaka.
Venin na yango esalaka nini?
The caterpillars' back bristles contain a urticating toxin called thaumetopoein, a protein that irritates the skin. Contact can cause a papular rash and itching, and the hairs can also cause eye inflammation (conjunctivitis). If the hairs are breathed in, they can cause sore throat (pharyngitis), breathing problems, asthma, or in rare cases anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction.1
Likama na yango mpo na bato ezali boni?
Likama mpo na bato: Epesaka pasiEkoki kopesa pasi mingi, kasi pene na ntango nyonso ezalaka likambo monene te.The moths are an increasing nuisance to people as their range grows, and the hairs can cause a skin condition called epidemic caterpillar dermatitis. The hairs break off easily, float in the air, and can stay harmful for several seasons. Mowing a lawn can bring people into contact with them.1
Nsango malamu: ba monganga bazali na nkisi (antivenin) to bosalisi mpo na yango.1
Esalaka nini ntango ebangi?
The caterpillars defend themselves with thousands of pointed, easily broken bristles on their backs that float in the air and irritate the skin.1
Soki osimbi nsuki na yango
- The skin irritation and itching can be largely relieved by cetirizine-based antihistamine tablets. Anyone with breathing problems or a severe reaction needs urgent medical help.1
- Mpo na nsuki ya mbinzo oyo etubaka: longola yango na scotch, sima sukola loposo. Kofrotter loposo te.
- Mpo na kosuama: sukola mpe pesa malili. Luka lisalisi ya monganga soki moto ayoki nzoto malamu te to soki makila ezali kobima ye pete.
Benga ntango nyonso nimero ya urgence liboso (112, 000, 911). Oyo ezali toli ya lisalisi ya liboso, ezali toli ya monganga te. Makambo ya moboko ya lisalisi ya liboso
Zala na libateli
- Ata mokolo moko te, simba, kanga to silikisa nyama ya zamba te, ata ya moke, mpe ata soki emonani lokola elali to ekufi.
- Tika yango esika. Soki okutani na moko, zala kimia, zonga sima malembe mpe tika ekende nzela na yango.
- Soki osimbi nsuki na yango: zala kimia, ningana te, benga nimero ya urgence na yo (112, 000, 911) to kende na lopitalo noki. Kanisa ndenge ezalaki, foto esalisaka.
Ezali koluka yo te. Esalelaka venin na yango mpo na kokanga bilei to komibatela, mpe elingaka mingi kobombama. Makambo mosusu mpo na komibatela
Monene na yango boni?
Molai na yango boni?
pene na molai ya trombone
malembe koleka escargot ya elangaOak processionary azali monene boni soki tokokanisi na YO?
Kaka ba calcul na navigateur na yo. Eloko moko te ebombamaka to etindamaka esika moko.
Mbangu na yango boni?
Makambo ya solo
Older caterpillars can have up to 63,000 pointed defensive bristles on their backs.1
In 2007, soldiers were deployed to burn infestations in the Belgian province of Limburg.1
The UK government spent £37 million trying to control the caterpillars, which had spread to all 33 London boroughs by 2019.1
In the Netherlands, great tits have been observed eating the young caterpillars before their hairs develop in April.1
In 2023, an outbreak in Ireland was successfully eradicated.1
Mpo na ba expert ya venin
- Kombo ya siansi
- Thaumetopoea processionea
- Ebota
- Ba mbinzo & ba insecte
- Libota
- Notodontidae2
- Molongo
- Lepidoptera
- Bakontina
- Erópa
- Bana
- Eggs hatch into caterpillars that build communal silk nests in oak trees, and the caterpillars later pupate into adult moths in these nests.1
- Likama mpo na bato
- 2 / 5: Epesaka pasi3
Esika makambo euti
- Oak processionary (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Thaumetopoea processionea (iNaturalist): bankombo mpe classification.
- Venom Wiki: niveau ya likama, monene ya momesano mpe kokanisa ya mbangu ezali ya biso moko. Tala ndenge tolukaka yango: Ndenge tomekaka likama.
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