Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Pine Processionary

Crops:

Affects pine trees and public and private green spaces.

Description:

It is a species of defoliating lepidopteran. It is considered the most important insect defoliator of pine forests in Spain. They can feed on all species of the genera Pinus, Cedrus and Abies, but prefer pine trees.

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Damage:

The substance that confers this stinging capacity is a thermolabile toxin called Thaumatopin.