In Corsica, the Hell of Forest-Dvoring Caterpillars

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Mid-June, the caterpillars of the disparate Bombyx butterfly have already devoured 20,000 hectares of forests in Corsica. But if the phenomenon is natural, it is a "hell" in the affected villages, as in Guitera-les-Bains.

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A massive invasion of disparate bombyx plunges island villages into a summer nightmare, transforming green landscapes into desolate areas. The island of Beauty is facing an unprecedented ecological crisis. Millions of caterpillars of the disparate bombyx have swallowed up nearly 20,000 hectares of forests in a few weeks, leaving behind them some [...] Read more Corsica under the storm of caterpillars: 20,000 hectares of devoured forests appeared…

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The caterpillars of the disparate Bombyx butterfly have already devoured 20,000 hectares of forests in Corsica. If it is well known on the French island, the phenomenon, exacerbated by the recent heat, represents a hell in the affected villages, where everything seems to have burned "For the public authorities, it is not serious, but for us it is a disaster.