Tuesday, May 1, 2012

English Fresh News - Hair Caterpillar Threatens Olympics Event 2012

Ahead of the Olympic title next July, the British government must not only turn the brain to anticipate the terrorist attacks. The latest threat to London dizziness, are hundreds of thousands of caterpillars that concern the health of the visitors.

Reported by the Telegraph, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, researchers in Britain said that the caterpillar plague could potentially arise in east London ahead of the Olympics. This moth larvae lodged in the oak trees there are many city streets.

63 000 caterpillars covered with fine hair are toxic can trigger asthma attacks. If the exposed skin can cause skin burns and if entry into the mouth, could potentially trigger a sore throat, watery eyes, vomiting and dizziness.

Currently, local governments in collaboration with the Royal Botanical Garden and the British Forestry Commission to try to stop the spread of caterpillars. More than 700 moths had destroyed the nest, but the caterpillars kept popping up in the weather gets warmer.

Caterpillars first appeared in England in 2006. These larvae are carried while attached to the oak trees imported from the Netherlands. Since then, the numbers continue to grow in southeast England, to Reading and Sheffield. viva

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