Caterpillars (Kambal Keeda) and Lepidopterism

AbstractCaterpillars are immature stages of moths and butterflies. This book is about a species of a house hold caterpillar which is mostly found under the clay roof tiles of wooden house and buildings in Indian villages. This species is reported for study in village Tighara and surrounding villages of District Seoni, Balaghat, and Mandla belonging to state Madhya Pradesh in central India (DMS 22° 5' 24 N, 79° 33' 0 E). This Caterpillars are more harmful for humans which are living with them in the same places and they remains for long time of years even in their dead conditions. These caterpillars completes their life cycle by feeding of green algae, Lichens, and dead particulates and stayed in non-living things like wooden materials, houses and everywhere where sweeping is not possible. These caterpillar are harmful by their hairs which are called Urticating hairs, when the hairs comes in contact via air or direct touch with human skin by any means, the Urticating hairs that releases Thaumetopoein causes itching, irritation and contact dermatitis (COD) for a week.