{"id":6119,"date":"2019-06-19T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2019-07-10T06:45:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T06:45:08","slug":"caterpillar-infestation-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/caterpillar-infestation-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Caterpillar Infestation in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I came across a very peculiar news article titled &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtlnieuws.nl\/nieuws\/nederland\/artikel\/4740766\/gezin-ontvlucht-huis-vanwege-processierups-we-worden?fbclid=IwAR0chmwbjSi4vZoJlupZ7D9xcC3_0MQF8AYYaYzjZ3R0WlqmGhbb-5h0_Ao\">Gezin ontvlucht huis voor processierups: &#8216;Mijn zoontje schreeuwde het uit van pijn<\/a>&#8216;&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>and I was surprised! I would have never imagined that caterpillars would cause so much damage that a family would feel it necessary to flee!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6120\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/K9FdKx\" aria-label=\"Caterpillar 350x234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6120\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6120\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/Caterpillar-350x234.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/Caterpillar-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/Caterpillar.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo taken by winny biets found on Flickr.com with license CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Eikenprocessierupsen<\/h3>\n<p>I must admit that I had never heard of this particular type of caterpillar or\u00a0<em>rups.\u00a0<\/em>The\u00a0<em>eikenprocessierupsen<\/em> or oak processionary is a moth found in oak trees. Their name derives from the way they travel nose to tail. The video below was filmed in the\u00a0<em>eikenprocessiestation<\/em> where the different\u00a0<em>fasen<\/em> or phases of the rups are studied. This area is also used to show people how they can spot the different developmental phases to better prepare their oak trees.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eikenprocessierups van dichtbij bekijken\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p5TMRTiy3E0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Last van processierups<\/h3>\n<p>There has been a lot of distress caused by the excess in\u00a0<em>processierups<\/em>. The heavy winds from the last couple of weeks have helped spread the critters to levels that are causing genuine discomfort. The hairs of this caterpillars can cause severe irritation in the skin. \u00a0There have been problems in most of the Brabant region including in the area near the Efteling, a popular\u00a0<em>attractiepark\u00a0<\/em>in the Netherlands. In the town of Ede, also in Brabant, a major road is plagued with the\u00a0<em>processierups<\/em> causing people to avoid it all together. The number of\u00a0<em>rupsen\u00a0<\/em>is so high that the hairs of these creatures are being swept with the wind and landing on people. In the video below, a woman had one of these\u00a0<em>rupsen haar<\/em> in her eye.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ede krabt zich rot door de eikenprocessierups\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4c7rS0j_02U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Bestrijden<\/h3>\n<p><em>Processierups<\/em> have been causing problems in the region since the 1990s and city councils are active in trying to limit the spread. The mix between warm spring temperatures and heavy winds have made the situation much worse this year. There are different methods used to control the situation including spraying the oak trees with a biological pest control formula or fluids containing a bacteria that kills the caterpillar. The oak trees are also vacuumed to remove the\u00a0<em>rupsen,\u00a0<\/em>however, the people who do this have to wear protective gear.<\/p>\n<p>A more recent approach has been to make more\u00a0<em>mezenkasten <\/em>or\u00a0bird houses, particularly for the <em>koolmees\u00a0<\/em>also known as the great tit. This bird is particularly fond of the larva, and the idea is that the houses will attract the birds to the oak trees and then they can have a feast!<\/p>\n<p>Students from the Bonhoeffer College in Enschede have been making the\u00a0<em>mezenkasten<\/em> (also called <em>nestkasten<\/em>) during their carpentry classes. They make about 30 of these houses in about 4 hours, and make sure that each house is free of chemicals or scents to ensure they are attractive to the birds and safe for the natural areas. Once the houses are ready, the students attach them to the oak trees. You can see more about this process in the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enschedese jeugd maakt mezenkasten tegen eikenprocessierupsen\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zSd7aAXXqJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Are <em>eiken<\/em><em>processierupsen<\/em> also a problem in your area? How is it deal with?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/Caterpillar-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/Caterpillar-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/Caterpillar.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>I came across a very peculiar news article titled &#8220;Gezin ontvlucht huis voor processierups: &#8216;Mijn zoontje schreeuwde het uit van pijn&#8216;&#8221;\u00a0and I was surprised! I would have never imagined that caterpillars would cause so much damage that a family would feel it necessary to flee! 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