Skin Reactions to Pine Processionary Caterpillar Thaumetopoea pityocampa Schiff

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. Besides nature damage, pine caterpillar causes dermatological reactions in humans by contact with its irritating larvae hairs. A...

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Main Authors: Domenico Bonamonte, Caterina Foti, Michelangelo Vestita, Gianni Angelini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/867431
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