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Even if the larvae are not handled, the hairs break off readily and can become airborne, causing a rash, dermatitis or conjunctivitis and, if inhaled, pharyngitis, asthma and even anaphylaxis though this is highly unusual.

..the moth will not become a human health problem again until May, when it hatches and begins consuming the 80 to 100 Tuscan oaks on the nearby housing development where it is believed to have originated.