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Yahoo Life
Health officials in Virginia
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that look like toupées
Korin Miller
Sat, October 10, 2020, 4: 57 AM GMT+8
Months after the invasion of murder hornets in the
Pacific Northwest, health officials in Virginia are
warning residents to be on the lookout for a new bug
menace — a venomous breed of hairy caterpillar that has
been spotted in the eastern part of the state. The
Virginia Department of Forestry shared the warning on
Facebook earlier this week, along with a photo of the
caterpillar, which is covered in human-like hair.
“VDOF’s forest health team has received reports of the
puss caterpillar in a few eastern Virginia counties, ”
read the Oct. 6 post. While the bug looks like a
harmless, discarded toupée, the VDOF says that the
“hairs” on the caterpillar “are actually venomous
spines that cause a painful reaction if touched. ”The
puss caterpillar, which is one of the most venomous
caterpillars in the U. S., is the larva stage of the
Southern flannel moth known as Megalopyge opercularis,
Nancy Troyano, Ph. D., a board certified
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operations education and training for Ehrlich Pest
Control, tells Yahoo Life. “These caterpillars have a
dense covering of fine hairs that range in color from tan
to dark brown and gray, ” she says.
Puss caterpillars are most commonly found in the
southeastern and south central portion of the U. S.,
although Troyano says they have been reported as far
north as New Jersey and Missouri. “They can be found as
far west as Texas and Arkansas, ” Ben Hottel, technical
services manager for Orkin, LLC, a pest control company,
tells Yahoo Life. “These moths can be common in these
areas, but are most abundant in Texas. ”
But, while they’re toxic to people, puss caterpillars
seem to cross paths with humans often. “Among the 11
species of this family of moths in North America, the
southern flannel moth is the most
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Troyano says.
The puss caterpillar is toxic because it’s covered in
venomous spines that are hidden beneath its hair coat,
Hottel explains. “They use this venom to defend against
predators that might want to eat them, ” he says.
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