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PROCESSIONARY OF THE PINE.

   The pine procesionary pine is a common pest in the area of South and Central Europe, attacking the forests of pines, firs and cedars. In Spain can be located on the peninsula and the Balearic Islands. The damage that occurs is the defoliation of trees, weakening and facilitating the attack other enemies. Besides hair possessing caterpillars produce hives, skin and mucous membrane irritation.

The damage that produces the caterpillar of the pine processionary of the pine to the contact, is very great for the children.

     It has four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult. Butterflies have a life on three days where only use them to mate in the summertime, lay their eggs in the treetops and in the months of September and October caterpillars are born after 30 or 40 days. The caterpillars of the pine processionary build their nests in the trees where they spend the winter. As of February worm drops in a row to the ground, hence the name of pine processionary, where he was buried and in chrysalis form. The arrival of summer eclosiona the chrysalis into a butterfly adulthood and reproduce returning to begin their cycle.

For they eliminate the pine processionary of the pine, it is necessary to eradicate all the bags of the trees.

     The ways of identifying an infestation is pine processionary the ranks of caterpillars that can be observed, nests or pockets very typical in the winter in the crown of pine and tufts of acículas (dried leaves) from the trees, which occur when roer leaves for the caterpillars of pine processionary installed in the nest. The damage occurring in the treetops cause branches dry and fall. On the other hand, urticates hairs of the caterpillars that emerge and float in the air when they arrive in contact with the men and domestic animals cause irritation in ears, nose and throat, as well as allergic reactions. We must ensure that children and Pup do not touch or chupen rows of caterpillars when they are in motion, or when the nests were dropped.

The control of plagues of processionari is important in the forests.

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