Monday, June 04, 2007

Finally..a job for the Belgian Army

Belgian army deployed to combat hairy caterpillars

A mini-platoon of soldiers will be deployed to the Belgian forests to tackle a plague of hairy caterpillars that are causing allergy outbreaks in humans.
Procession caterpillars, so-called for the way they march in lines through forests, are covered in long, toxic hairs which cause dermatitis and respiratory problems and account for up to 80 percent of doctor visits in the affected area. READ ON

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think you as Belgian should take a look at this.

There is a huge debate about Belgium going on. Between Belgians and Foreigns from all countries, Scandinavia, Central Europe, North America, South America

http://www.flawijn.be/?p=187