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

ວິທີສັງເກດມັນ
- 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
ມັກສັບສົນກັບ: 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
ພະລັງພິດ
ຂົນນ້ອຍໆ ຫຼື ຂົນແຂງຫັກຄາຢູ່ໃນຜິວໜັງ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ແສບ
ພິດທີ່ມັນປ່ອຍອອກມາເຮັດຫຍັງ?
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
ມັນອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ຄົນປານໃດ?
ອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ຄົນ: ເຈັບມັນເຈັບຫຼາຍແທ້, ແຕ່ເກືອບບໍ່ເຄີຍຮ້າຍແຮງThe 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
ຂ່າວດີ: ໝໍມີຢາ (ເຊຣຸ່ມຕ້ານພິດ) ຫຼື ວິທີປິ່ນປົວສຳລັບອັນນີ້1
ມັນເຮັດແນວໃດເວລາມັນຢ້ານ?
The caterpillars defend themselves with thousands of pointed, easily broken bristles on their backs that float in the air and irritate the skin.1
ຖ້າເຈົ້າໄປຈັບຂົນຂອງມັນ
- 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
- ສຳລັບຂົນພິດຂອງບົ້ງ: ໃຊ້ສະກອດເທບຕິດຂົນອອກ, ແລ້ວລ້າງຜິວໜັງ ຢ່າຖູ
- ສຳລັບການຖືກກັດ: ລ້າງ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ເຢັນ ຂໍຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອທາງການແພດຖ້າຜູ້ປ່ວຍຮູ້ສຶກບໍ່ສະບາຍ ຫຼື ເລືອດອອກງ່າຍ
ໂທຫາເບີສຸກເສີນກ່ອນສະເໝີ (112, 000, 911) ນີ້ແມ່ນຄຳແນະນຳການປະຖົມພະຍາບານທົ່ວໄປ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນຄຳແນະນຳທາງການແພດ ພື້ນຖານການປະຖົມພະຍາບານ
ຢູ່ຢ່າງປອດໄພ
- ຢ່າຈັບ, ຢ່າຈັບເອົາ ຫຼື ຢ່າຫຍອກສັດປ່າເດັດຂາດ, ເຖິງແມ່ນມັນໂຕນ້ອຍ ແລະ ເຖິງແມ່ນມັນເບິ່ງຄືນອນຫຼັບ ຫຼື ຕາຍແລ້ວ
- ໃຫ້ພື້ນທີ່ມັນ ຖ້າເຈົ້າພົບມັນ, ໃຈເຢັນໄວ້, ຖອຍຫຼັງຊ້າໆ ແລະ ປ່ອຍໃຫ້ມັນໄປທາງຂອງມັນ
- ຖ້າເຈົ້າໄປຈັບຂົນຂອງມັນ: ໃຈເຢັນໄວ້, ຢູ່ນິ້ງໆ, ໂທຫາເບີສຸກເສີນ (112, 000, 911) ຫຼື ໄປໂຮງໝໍໃຫ້ໄວ ຈື່ໄວ້ວ່າມັນມີລັກສະນະແນວໃດ, ຮູບຖ່າຍຊ່ວຍໄດ້
ມັນບໍ່ໄດ້ຢາກທຳຮ້າຍເຈົ້າ ມັນໃຊ້ພິດເພື່ອຈັບອາຫານ ຫຼື ເພື່ອປ້ອງກັນຕົວ, ແລະ ມັນມັກລີ້ຫຼາຍກວ່າ ເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບການຢູ່ຢ່າງປອດໄພ
ມັນໃຫຍ່ປານໃດ?
ມັນຍາວປານໃດ?
ຍາວປະມານຄລິບໜີບເຈ້ຍອັນໜຶ່ງ
ຊ້າກວ່າຫອຍທາກໃນສວນOak processionary ໃຫຍ່ປານໃດ ເມື່ອທຽບກັບເຈົ້າ?
ພຽງແຕ່ຄິດໄລ່ໃນບຣາວເຊີຂອງເຈົ້າ ບໍ່ມີຫຍັງຖືກບັນທຶກ ຫຼື ສົ່ງໄປບ່ອນໃດ
ມັນໄວປານໃດ?
ຂໍ້ມູນ
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
ສຳລັບຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານດ້ານພິດ
ຂໍ້ມູນມາຈາກໃສ
- Oak processionary (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Thaumetopoea processionea (iNaturalist): ຊື່ ແລະ ການຈັດໝວດໝູ່
- Venom Wiki: ລະດັບອັນຕະລາຍ, ຂະໜາດທົ່ວໄປ ແລະ ຄວາມໄວທີ່ຄາດຄະເນ ແມ່ນຂອງພວກເຮົາເອງ ເບິ່ງວ່າພວກເຮົາຄິດໄລ່ແນວໃດ: ພວກເຮົາໃຫ້ຄະແນນອັນຕະລາຍແນວໃດ.
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