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There are black hairy worms all over our neighbourhood and there are millons of them invading our gardens can you please identify this type of worm and how to eradicate them?
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There are black hairy worms all over our neighbourhood and there are millons of them invading our gardens can you please identify this type of worm and how to eradicate them?
Srusht
09/05/2019 08:54
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Noisette
09/05/2019 15:16
I'm hedging my bets on it's identity (tricky these small caterpillars) but it could also be a Painted Lady IMHO
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
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Srusht
09/05/2019 16:13
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You are absolutely right I am a nature lover myself and for two days me and my father was collecting them and throwing them awa without harming them but today the scene was scary the were invading our house, we even found them inside the house.
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Srusht
09/05/2019 16:15
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I contacted the local authority and they said it is invading our whole city. They said that they will come and spray them with insecticide, the scene was pretty scary
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Noisette
09/05/2019 16:17
Where are you in the UK Srusht? They are harmless!!!!!
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Hazel in Southwest France
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Srusht
09/05/2019 16:22
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I wanted to mention they are on my plants and they are eating them, this got me panicked. I bought some spray and sprayed them with it, some of them are dead now but I feel guilty now as I red your post. Are you quite sure about them being harmless? I searched google and saw horrible pictures of allergies caused by them. The possobility of them inducing asthma was also in.
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Srusht
09/05/2019 16:22
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I am not in UK.
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Noisette
09/05/2019 16:55
Some caterpillars, such as the Processionary moths can cause horrible reactions & I have suffered reactions myself to them, but these are HARMLESS caterpillars of beautiful butterflies & do no harm at all. Please don't eradicate anything until you are sure it may damage your health. These won't !! I don't kill anything, not even wasps nests if they don't bother me!
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Hazel in Southwest France
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WendyBartter
09/05/2019 17:12
The one I was trying to think of was ermine moth which create huge sprawling wispy nets full of larvae, there was an irruption reported several years ago in UK ... but having read that you are not in this country then cannot comment further!
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Noisette
09/05/2019 17:14
To be honest I'm gutted! Please remove all the dead bodies Srusht to prevent them being eaten by birds, hedgehogs etc & causing more deaths.
Whatever happened to live & let live.
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Hazel in Southwest France
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