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JCA433
03-15-2014, 09:52 AM
Anyone find stinging caterpillars on banana plants? This is the time of year when those awful buck moth caterpillars start feeding on plants especially Oaks and palms. The sting can be very painful to the point you feel like you may die. These are dangerous nasty pests. I have not seen any yet here in south Florida. In New Orleans some years there are more buck moth caterpillars than people and they often fall from Oak trees onto your head. An umbrella is often useful for shielding you from more than just rain this time of year!

scottu
03-17-2014, 06:23 PM
like this?http://bugguide.net/images/cache/U0S0E0K0M0JR3KDRIQ1RHQURM0OQ3KURSQ9RYK3QLQURLQ3QG0YQW0L060FRMQFR 90K0U0CRXQK0P0JRU03Q50K0.jpghttp://bugguide.net/node/view/53979

the flying dutchman
03-18-2014, 12:10 PM
This nasty one?

Oak Processionary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Processionary)

They spray the oak trees with poison over here.