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Pine Processionary Caterpillars and Dogs: a Silent but Potentially Deadly Danger

processionaria - dettaglio - photo by Katie Janest

What Are Pine Processionary Caterpillars? The pine processionary caterpillar (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is an insect that owes its name to its peculiar habit of moving in long lines, similar to a procession. It is the larval stage of a moth that primarily inhabits pine and cedar trees. Common in Southern Europe and parts of the Mediterranean, […]

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