[NormsRevenge]

Caterpillars pictured in a forest in Diest. Belgian troops are preparing to battle an invasion of hairy caterpillars which can provoke allergic reactions in humans, authorities announced Friday.(AFP/BELGA)

[NormsRevenge]

attacks by the hairy greyish creatures have hit Belgium since 1990

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wow

[garyhope]

Oh, at first I thought they were talking about the Muslims.

[SIDENET]

Rachael Corrie could have used some of these Belgian troops.

[Cicero]

From Monday, a contingent of 24 soldiers will take part in the fight against the well-organised creepy-crawlies, called procession caterpillars because of their habit of marching in lines.

Holy mackerel, they're sending in the entire Belgian army!

[Red Badger]

Gl0bal Warming and Bush to blame, no doubt.....

[KarlInOhio]

called procession caterpillars because of their habit of marching in lines.

Put on your gloves, scoot a few of them until they are marking in a circle and then watch them starve while they try to get to food.

[colorado tanker]

Have the Belgians finally found and army they can beat?

Nah . . .

[elhombrelibre]

Belgian troops are much like the French. Don’t expect a victory.

[gcruse]

“well-organised creepy-crawlies, called procession caterpillars because of their habit of marching in lines.”

And if that isn’t bad enought, their little red coats make them easy to sight.

[Lx]

Where’s Greenpeace on this or the Greens party?

You would think they would support the little guys eh? Birds of a feather and all that.

[Fraxinus]

I would recommend spinosad (if you just want to kill caterpillars or a synthetic pyrethroid if you do not mind killing most insects and many arachnids in the forest. They look a little old for bT to be effective. The big guns would be a colinesterase inhibitor like acephate.
I wonder if they have anything which thinks they are tasty, I have seen references that wood mice in the US like older Gypsy Moth Caterpillars.