04-02-2008, 06:16 AM
Aloha all,
I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed a particularly vicious, relatively new species, the stinging nettle caterpillar? These buggers have spines that poke you and burn upon slightest contact, then turn to an insanely itchy spot for weeks... at least that's what my reaction is. They camoflage brilliantly... I'm wondering if their recent appearance in my yard doesn't have something to do with the brown spots on various palms in my yard, a brown sandy type substance is collected on the backs of many of the leaves. Any one else have either of these issues? There's a reference to them back in November, but no discussion after that.
YurtGirl
I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed a particularly vicious, relatively new species, the stinging nettle caterpillar? These buggers have spines that poke you and burn upon slightest contact, then turn to an insanely itchy spot for weeks... at least that's what my reaction is. They camoflage brilliantly... I'm wondering if their recent appearance in my yard doesn't have something to do with the brown spots on various palms in my yard, a brown sandy type substance is collected on the backs of many of the leaves. Any one else have either of these issues? There's a reference to them back in November, but no discussion after that.
YurtGirl
Melissa Fletcher
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"Make yurts, not war" Bill Coperthwaite, 1973