Creepy ‘horror movie’ caterpillar webs cover terrified family’s car, garden and tree – The Sun

Thousands of creepy crawlies have been spinning their webs in Llanishen, Cardiff, and wet weather and even power-hosing don't seem to be able to stop them

A CREEPED out family woke to find their car, garden and a tree had been engulfed bycaterpillar cobwebs.

The area left looking like a scene form a horror film after the thick white layer spread across it.

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Thousands of caterpillars have been spinning their webs in Llanishen, Cardiff, and not even wet weather has managed to destroy them.

The hungry caterpillars will one day become Ermine Moths and locals fear they will swarm the streets.

Terrina Leech, 30, whose parents live on St Dogmaels Street, said: The council has been out and they have said that they cant do anything and when they turn into moths we should keep the windows closed.

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It is affecting peoples cars and my mum has a disability and they are all over the handrail and she is not able to hold it.

My children are petrified when they come to see my mum and dad.

They are on the trees, gates and bins. The are also in the back garden because they have travelled along electricity cables.

People have jet washed their cars and the next day they are back on.

Butterfly Conservation say its the season for Ermine Moths.

A spokesman said: Occasionally whole trees can be covered by their webs.

The leaves are stripped bare giving the tree an eerie appearance.

Sometimes these webs are so extensive that they can cover nearby objects such as benches, bicycles and gravestones.

Wales News Service

Wales News Service

A spokeswoman for Cardiff council said: We are aware of a non-hazardous infestation of Bird Cherry Ermine Moth caterpillars at St Dogmaels Avenue in Llanishen.

Expert advice is to leave the infestations to run their natural course as they will disperse naturally, usually during June or July.

We will continue to monitor the trees following the emergence and dispersal of the moths and if any fail to recover, they will be removed and replaced with a species not affected by the moths.

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