Recently, neighbors said that they encountered many caterpillars when playing in the Guangdong Seven Star Rock Scenic Area, and these caterpillars are large and look terrible. The reporter of Zhaoqing Radio and Television Station went to know about it.
The reporter came to the Seven Star Rock Scenic Area and did not find any trace of the caterpillar mentioned by the neighbors. Wu Engineer of Star Lake Garden told reporters that due to the high temperature and rain in May and June, it is the high incidence of insect pests, and during this time everyone has seen more than an inch long, and the body color is black with white fluff hair, which is a moss moth.
It is understood that the adult moth of the moth is straight and slender, most of the color is monotonous, but some species are colorful. Its larvae have nodular protrusions with long, thin hairs; mostly feed on lichens, sometimes mosses, blue-green algae, leaves, etc.
Engineer Wu said that although the caterpillars look terrible, they are harmless to humans and trees, and by mid-June they will slowly pupate and disappear. He also said that it is okay for the bolder neighbors to catch the bugs in their hands and play with them. In addition, the Seven Star Rock Scenic Area has done the necessary pest control work, and the public does not have to be too nervous.
Since these caterpillars are harmless to people, the neighbors can safely go to the Seven Star Rock to play. But everyone should also cherish life, don't deliberately catch bugs to play!
Source: Zhaoqing Radio and Television Station