Lollie Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Having suffered both in the garden and on my skin by the dreaded processionary caterpillars in early spring, I have found recently on my house walls a few black very hairy caterpillars, are this Gipsy moth catrepillars, are they as irritating as the forementioned and should I expect to see as many? I am in the Loire Atlantique area.;It would be nice though if it was a sign of summer to come!!Lollie 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Here's a gypsy moth caterpillar:[img]http://gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu/vagm/slides/mcloak.jpeg[/img]Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollie Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Thats the one, should I be wary? Although they are on white walls, lost maybe?Lollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 All hairy caterpillars can cause itching and skin reactions, we used to put them down each others shirts when I was young, but only the processional caterpillar is actually dangerous unless you happen to be hyper allergic. These are on there way to pupate having finished feeding, ready for the next stage in their life. Providing you don't put them on sensitive skin areas they are no problem, I handle them regularly and let them crawl about on my hands and arms, it's only the hairs that cause the irritation.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 It's a Hairy Molly![:D]. That is what my mother said they called them in Ireland when she was a child- she tried to teach one of my boys when he were very small to say it, but it came out a "Haily Maily Moll" [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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