ApocaDocs: Weather Blamed for Caterpillar Plague

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Posted Thu Apr 14 2011: from Jakarta Globe:


	Weather Blamed for Caterpillar Plague http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1302798470 Unpredictable weather coupled with a decline in natural predators is responsible for a recent plague of caterpillars in parts of the country. Though the phenomenon is centered largely in Probolinggo, East Java, smaller reported outbreaks in Central Java, West Java, Bali and, most recently, Jakarta have prompted fears of a widespread infestation... Since March, millions of hairy caterpillars have cropped up in at least five subdistricts in Probolinggo, invading fields and homes. They have also caused itchy rashes among residents. The caterpillars have also destroyed more than 8,800 mango trees -- the district's main agricultural produce.

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'Doc Michael says:

Isn't "hairy caterpillars" one of the Seven Signs? Dear Lord...