Poisonous caterpillars are infesting residential areas in Berlin. Health authorities are not intervening, so residents are taking matters into their own hands.
Oak processionary caterpillars have infested Berlin, paralyzing elderly residents with toxins causing rashes and breathing difficulties. Authorities don't intervene as insects aren't pests; thaumetopoein protein remains active in nests, creating public health crisis without regulatory solution.
By Diana Resnik
Published on
07/06/2026 - 18:15 GMT+2
The oak processionary moth caterpillar has spread massively in parts of Berlin. Sports facilities and green spaces in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf have therefore been closed.
Residents around Jungfernheide have been hit hardest: door frames, cars, façades and even light fittings are affected there – a nightmare for local people.
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