Mediterranean forests regularly suffer plagues of this insect, which has been moving north as a result of global warming. Skin reactions on exposure to the pine processionary. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Chenille processionnaire du pin thaumetopoea pityocampa angl. Data sheets on quarantine pests eppo global database. This page was last edited on 21 december 2018, at 06. The potential range of the pine processionnary caterpillar in france defined by demolin 1969, huchon demolin 1970, based on its climatic requirements, whereas the area actually colonized and the fluctuctuations in the attacks of this defoliator where defined for the periods 19691980 and 19801996 on the basis on fiefd observations carried out by the cemagref and this predecessors.
Pine caterpillar, thaumetopoea pityocampa schiff, is a phyto and xylophagous lepidopteran, responsible for the delay in the growth or the death of various types of pines. When the small urticating hairs that develop during the last 3 larval stages are shed and can become airborne. In this study, we evaluated the relevance of reactions to pine processionary caterpillar in the pediatric population of our environment and determined the possible role of an ige. The pine processionary caterpillar is the larval form of the thaumetopoea pityocampa moth. Crowns gold tone metal pins have a clutch back and extra long pin for applying to jackets, sweaters or chenille letters. Sometimes placed in the genus traumatocampa, it is one of the most destructive species to pines and cedars in central asia, north africa and the countries of southern europe. Read contact dermatitis from processional pine caterpillar thaumetopoe pityocampa schiff lepidoptera, contact dermatitis on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
Contact dermatitis from processional pine caterpillar. En mars avril, les chenilles processionnaires du pin quittent larbre pour senfouir dans le sol. Daily cycles for emission of urticating hairs from the. Adulte mle du processionnaire du pin recommandation 4. Chenilles processionnaires du pin chenilles processionnaires du pin. Besides nature damage, pine caterpillar causes dermatological reactions in humans by contact with its irritating larvae hairs. Cutaneous lesions caused by pine processionary caterpillar thaumetopoea pityocampa, tp are frequent in pinewood areas. Corneal endothelial cell toxicity of pine processionary caterpillar setae. However, no epidemiological studies have been performed so far in the pediatric population. These exclusive pins are sold in packages of 10 per style. Order our chenille pins today and all in stock items ship immediately. Processionaria del pino anticimex ag, sagereistrasse 25, ch8152 glattbrugg, tel. Although the dermatitis occurs among outdoor professionals, it is primarily. The pine processionary thaumetopoea pityocampa is a moth of the family thaumetopoeidae.
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