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Caterpillars!! YEAH!! #23495 November 3rd, 2004 at 09:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 South Carolina--zone 7/8a ServantsHeart2003 Member
ServantsHeart2003 Member Joined: Oct 2004 South Carolina--zone 7/8a	A guy in my home club found a Cercropia Moth Caterpillar in his lilac Bush and took a photo for us to look at. I thought you all might be interested in some info I found both on that caterpillar and poisonous ones!! Forewarned is forearmed!! hehehe Cercropia Moth Caterpillar Info about Poisonous kinds of caterpillars. I saw a Saddleback Caterpillar this summer on one of my Hollyhocks.

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Re: Caterpillars!! YEAH!! #23496 November 4th, 2004 at 01:35 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine melcon6 Member
melcon6 Member Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine	Here we have to deal with the Brown-tail Moth which the caterpillar has tiny,fine, hairs that when released into the air and come in contact with people can and most often do , cause a red itchy rash much like poison ivy. I've even read of people having respitory problems from it. Ugh, it eats up apple and oak trees and many others. :p :p

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