An army of toxic caterpillars is on the march and poses a “hazard” to human health.
Some 255 people fell ill after a run-in with the creepy-crawlies last year, up from 56 in 2021.
The critters – from the larvae of oak processionary moths, which arrived here 17 years ago in a shipment of trees from Holland – have up to 60,000 toxic hairs.
