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Pine processionary

The pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is a moth of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae in the family Notodontidae, known for the irritating hairs of its caterpillars, their processions, and the economic damage they cause in coniferous forests. The species was first described scientifically by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775, though it…

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Pine processionary

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related to history · 19
Pine processionary → AD, Aleppo, Ancient Greek, Caterpillar, De, Dioscorides, Elder, Fabre, Fabre's, He, Historia Plantarum, Jean-Henri Fabre, Natural History, Pliny, The, The French, The Greek, The Life, Theophrastus
related to Artificial control · 12
Pine processionary → Bacillus, City Council, Ecological, Efforts, France, Monitoring, October, Other, September, Spain, Spanish, Synthetic
related to Forestry damage · 7
Pine processionary → Although, Europe, France, Global, It, Southern Europe, The
related to External links · 3
Pine processionary → France, Pine, Wildlife
related to Skin and eye irritation · 3
Pine processionary → In, Simple, When
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Pine processionary → major economic pest in coniferous forests in southern Europe

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pine species caterpillars processionary larvae caterpillar forests north hairs trees predators moth one pityocampa coniferous may eggs nests processions behaviour

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Pine processionaryis amajor economic pest in coniferous forests in southern Europe0.90text
great titinstance ofwhile larvae are eaten by birds0.80text
larches are also vulnerableinstance ofother conifer trees0.80text
diflubenzuroninstance ofor insecticides0.80text
an insect growth regulatorinstance ofor insecticides0.80text
which can be sprayed from aircraftinstance ofor insecticides0.80text
Pine processionaryrelated to Artificial controlEfforts0.60section
Pine processionaryrelated to Artificial controlBacillus0.60section
Pine processionaryrelated to Artificial controlSeptember0.60section
Pine processionaryrelated to Artificial controlOctober0.60section
Pine processionaryrelated to Artificial controlMonitoring0.60section
Pine processionaryrelated to Artificial controlOther0.60section

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