WRG-FM - Pet owners in Vaud are being urged to watch their animals carefully, as the usual springtime outbreak of Pine Processionary caterpillar larvae is causing severe problems for some pets. The larvae can cause breathing and vision problems and, if swallowed, can be fatal. The caterpillars nest in trees, so owners near woods are warned to be particularly on the lookout. Notices on most village bulletin boards remind tree owners they are obliged by law to burn the nests.
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Vaud's Pine Processionary caterpillars threaten pets
April 5, 2007 - 10:08 Lake Geneva region, Vaud, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
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April 5, 2007 - 10:08 Lake Geneva region, Vaud, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
filed under Lake Geneva region, Vaud, Switzerland