The treatment method is as follows;

1. If there is trauma or bleeding on the skin, local debridement should be performed; if there are symptoms of dermatitis, calamine lotion and corticosteroid cream should be applied externally. ;

2. If there is scratching and erosion, gentian violet should be applied externally, and antibiotics should be used externally or orally.

3. Systemic medication: For those with severe systemic symptoms, oral antihistamines or glucocorticoids can be administered. If necessary, intramuscular or intravenous administration can be used. Systemic symptoms such as concurrent infections, arthritis, and anaphylactic shock can be treated symptomatically according to respective treatment principles.

Chrysalis moth larvae

Chrysalis moths are the general name for insects in the family Lepidoptera, and there are about 500 species. Distributed around the world, mostly in the tropics. The larvae are short, fat and slug-like. There are no abdominal legs, replaced by suckers. It moves not by crawling but by gliding. Some larvae are brightly colored, and their appendages are densely covered with brown stinging hairs, like matted hair. When the cocoon is formed, the appendages extend out of the cocoon for protection and camouflage.

Alias

Jingtiao tiger, Bark hair, flat thorn moth, star anise bug, star anise jar, chili pepper, sheep wax jar, white thorn hair, tripping foot, fried spicy chili, fire chili, thorny moth larvae, stinging cat, chinchilla, stinging caterpillar, stung hair, stinging caterpillar, chinchilla, caterpillar, hairy chinchilla, chili can, chili hair, chili hair, smelly hair Shackles, stinging caterpillars, bar clips, live spicy money, brushing wooden shelves, picking up stinging insects, tentacle hairs, etc.

Living Habits

One generation is born every year in the north, two generations are born in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and a few have three generations. Mature larvae overwinter in the soil layer 3-6cm below the tree thorn moth before pupating. In the first generation area, pupation begins in mid-May, and emergence and egg-laying begin in early June. The occurrence period is irregular. Newly hatched larvae can be seen from mid-June to early August. The damage is heaviest in August, and they begin to mature in late August. It lays a cocoon in the ground and overwinters.

Mainly distributed

Distributed in Shaanxi, Northeast, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan , Guizhou, Shanxi and other places. There are also overseas.