AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2008
Qld: Horror bug plague hits southern Qld
Residents of the Queensland town of Yandaran have likened a caterpillar plague to a horror movie.
The plague has even forced one resident in the Bundaberg suburb to put on a full body
suit when she leaves the house.
Residents say they are fed up with authorities ignoring their calls for pest control
after being plagued by the caterpillars for 18 months.
The caterpillar is a sub-species of the bag-shelter moth.
Caterpillar hairs cause skin irritations .. can make dogs sick and have been linked
to horse miscarriages.
Local resident DALLAS BOOTHEY says she has a dangerous allergy to the species that
requires her to put on a full body suit every time she leaves the house.
AAP RTV djb/pjo/wz
KEYWORD: CATERPILLARS (BRISBANE)
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