Brown tailed Moth caterpillars
tab1christine
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Has anyone more info on these beautiful creatures please.. they have inhabited our school garden n are lovely but it seems they are rather harmful to certain children. We have cordoned off the area and it now appears maybe weather cool and predating birds may help the nature..it is particularly worrying as we are a primary school, our local authority are not helpful so any sensible advice is most welcome .. will nature take its course.....? Thank you in advance
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Hi there. Brown tailed moth caterpillars have irritating hairs which can cause rashes on susceptible people. Nature will take its course either by predation or by the eventual metamorphosis into the adult moth. As long as the children leave the caterpillars alone - and the cordoning off will help - there shouldn't be a problem.