Yangtze River Daily Rong Media, November 29 (reporter Chen Qixiong) A large group of green caterpillars with spiny hairs crawled to the leaves to "party". After accidentally touching this caterpillar, a series of red rashes will appear on the skin of the person, which is very uncomfortable. On November 26, the "Es Promotion Committee", a netizen who lives in Jiangxia District, said that he wanted to know what the name of the bug was. I also want to find out how to heal people after being stung by this insect.
The scene of the barbed caterpillar cluster on the leaves the picture was provided by the netizen "Es Promotion Committee"
According to the "Es Promotion Committee", when he passed by a remote path, he accidentally saw dozens of green caterpillars crawling on the leaves of an evergreen tree on the side of the road. What is disgusting is that in a place where insects are dense, there are three or five or even a dozen such insects gathered on a leaf.
According to the Es Promotion Committee, the bug is 2 to 3 centimeters long and has dozens of lumps of flesh on its surface, each of which appears to have a hard tuft of spines. In the process of carefully observing this insect, he accidentally touched the insect with his arm, and his skin was stung by this insect. He felt the wound burning, itchy and painful. Later, a large red rash appeared on his arm.
After a person is stung by a caterpillar, a large red rash appears on the skin The picture was provided by the netizen "Es Promotion Committee"
Where is this insect sacred? Why is it so poisonous? What should people do after being stung by it?
Dong Likun, an expert in plant disease and pest control at the Wuhan Academy of Landscape Sciences, said after viewing photos of the bug that the caterpillar, commonly known as "Yang Spicy Seed", is the larvae of the thorn moth.
The thorn moth is an insect that can cause harm to pears, peaches, plums, apricots, plums, dates, persimmons, walnuts, poplars, plane trees and other plants. Its larvae have the habit of gathering in groups to feed. That is, its larvae gather on a branch or the same leaf to feed. Nibble the flesh of the leaves and leaves before you stop. Next, its larvae will move to it in droves to continue to do evil.
The bristles of the larvae contain toxins, and the ends of the bristles have barbs. After the toxin in the bristle enters the human body, it will cause the human skin to appear red, swollen and tingling.
Dong Likun said that after a person is stung by a stinging moth larvae, he can quickly stick sticky things such as tape or rubber paste to the skin and then tear it off to remove the remaining stingers. The wound can then be repeatedly rinsed with soapy water to neutralize the acidic toxin released by the stinging moth larvae. Finally, cooling oil, dragon ball ointment or other ointments with antipruritic and pain-relieving properties can be applied to the skin.
Dong Likun said that if a person with a sensitive constitution is injured by a stinging moth larvae, he or she feels that he or she is not breathing well and itchy, he should seek medical attention in time.
【Editor: Fu Hao】