{"id":174376,"date":"2022-07-14T16:06:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:06:25","slug":"are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/","title":{"rendered":"Are there poisonous caterpillars in IL?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#Are_there_poisonous_caterpillars_in_IL\" title=\"Are there poisonous caterpillars in IL?\">Are there poisonous caterpillars in IL?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_do_I_identify_a_Caterpillar\" title=\"How do I identify a Caterpillar?\">How do I identify a Caterpillar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#Is_Caterpillar_leaving_Illinois\" title=\"Is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?\">Is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_many_employees_does_Caterpillar_have_in_Illinois\" title=\"How many employees does Caterpillar have in Illinois?\">How many employees does Caterpillar have in Illinois?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#Are_there_any_poisonous_caterpillars_in_Illinois\" title=\"Are there any poisonous caterpillars in Illinois?\">Are there any poisonous caterpillars in Illinois?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_can_you_tell_if_a_caterpillar_is_poisonous\" title=\"How can you tell if a caterpillar is poisonous?\">How can you tell if a caterpillar is poisonous?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#What_states_have_poisonous_caterpillars\" title=\"What states have poisonous caterpillars?\">What states have poisonous caterpillars?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#What_caterpillar_are_poisonous\" title=\"What caterpillar are poisonous?\">What caterpillar are poisonous?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_can_you_tell_the_difference_between_a_worm_and_a_caterpillar\" title=\"How can you tell the difference between a worm and a caterpillar?\">How can you tell the difference between a worm and a caterpillar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#What_is_the_most_common_caterpillar\" title=\"What is the most common caterpillar?\">What is the most common caterpillar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_do_you_know_if_a_caterpillar_is_a_butterfly\" title=\"How do you know if a caterpillar is a butterfly?\">How do you know if a caterpillar is a butterfly?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#Why_is_Caterpillar_leaving_Illinois\" title=\"Why is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?\">Why is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#Why_is_Caterpillar_moving_to_Texas\" title=\"Why is Caterpillar moving to Texas?\">Why is Caterpillar moving to Texas?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#Are_companies_leaving_Illinois\" title=\"Are companies leaving Illinois?\">Are companies leaving Illinois?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#What_company_is_moving_out_of_Chicago\" title=\"What company is moving out of Chicago?\">What company is moving out of Chicago?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_many_employees_work_for_Caterpillar\" title=\"How many employees work for Caterpillar?\">How many employees work for Caterpillar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_many_employees_does_Caterpillar_have_in_Peoria\" title=\"How many employees does Caterpillar have in Peoria?\">How many employees does Caterpillar have in Peoria?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#How_many_people_does_Caterpillar_employ_in_the_US\" title=\"How many people does Caterpillar employ in the US?\">How many people does Caterpillar employ in the US?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#What_caterpillars_are_poisonous_in_Illinois\" title=\"What caterpillars are poisonous in Illinois?\">What caterpillars are poisonous in Illinois?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-poisonous-caterpillars-in-il\/#What_kind_of_caterpillars_are_in_Illinois\" title=\"What kind of caterpillars are in Illinois?\">What kind of caterpillars are in Illinois?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_poisonous_caterpillars_in_IL\"><\/span>Are there poisonous caterpillars in IL?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It&#8217;s venomous caterpillar from Canada and this weekend, it was been spotted here in the Rockford area. It&#8217;s called a white hickory tussock moth caterpillar. If you spot one, don&#8217;t touch it. What makes it so dangerous?<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_identify_a_Caterpillar\"><\/span>How do I identify a Caterpillar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Look for distinct physical features if the caterpillar has any. Check to see if the caterpillar has a curled tail, head horns, knobs, lashes, spines, or a split tail. These can all be good indicators for certain caterpillar species and will help you narrow down your search rather quickly.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Caterpillar_leaving_Illinois\"><\/span>Is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the span of two months, <b>two major companies have announced they are moving their corporate headquarters out of Illinois.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_employees_does_Caterpillar_have_in_Illinois\"><\/span>How many employees does Caterpillar have in Illinois?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Illinois is expected to remain the largest concentration of Caterpillar employees in the world, with <b>more than 17,000 employees in the state, most of them near Peoria.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_any_poisonous_caterpillars_in_Illinois\"><\/span>Are there any poisonous caterpillars in Illinois?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s called a <b>white hickory tussock moth caterpillar. If you spot one, don&#8217;t touch it. What makes it so dangerous? The caterpillar&#8217;s fuzzy black spines contains venom which the insect uses to keep predators away.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_you_tell_if_a_caterpillar_is_poisonous\"><\/span>How can you tell if a caterpillar is poisonous?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Caterpillars that are brightly colored, have spines or hairs are probably venomous and should not be touched. If it is in a place where it can cause problems, clip off the leaf or use a stick to relocate it, Ric Bessin, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, tells USA TODAY.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_states_have_poisonous_caterpillars\"><\/span>What states have poisonous caterpillars?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a report from the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida, the puss caterpillar and southern flannel moth is found from <b>New Jersey to Florida and west to Arkansas and Texas.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_caterpillar_are_poisonous\"><\/span>What caterpillar are poisonous?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the US, several types of caterpillars can cause misery to humans who touch them. Among them are the <b>saddleback, io moth, puss, gypsy moth, flannel moth, and buck moth caterpillars<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_you_tell_the_difference_between_a_worm_and_a_caterpillar\"><\/span>How can you tell the difference between a worm and a caterpillar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Worms have no limbs and move with the help of long or circular muscles, while caterpillars have 5-6 pairs of prolegs for movement. Caterpillars also rely on abdominal muscles for their forward motion.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_caterpillar\"><\/span>What is the most common caterpillar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Common caterpillars: A simple guide<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Garden tiger moth caterpillar. 2 xbcin, mainly black.  <\/li>\n<li>Large or cabbage white butterfly caterpillar. 1 in, pale green and spotted with black.  <\/li>\n<li>Elephant hawk-moth caterpillar.  <\/li>\n<li>Peacock butterfly caterpillar.  <\/li>\n<li>Emperor moth caterpillar.  <\/li>\n<li>Large blue butterfly caterpillar.  <\/li>\n<li>Cinnabar moth caterpillar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>14-Jul-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_know_if_a_caterpillar_is_a_butterfly\"><\/span>How do you know if a caterpillar is a butterfly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Moth Caterpillar vs Butterfly Caterpillar A fuzzy or hairy caterpillar ambling through your garden is a moth-to-be. <b>Butterfly caterpillars aren&#8217;t fuzzy or hairy, but they may have spikes. However, if the caterpillar has smooth skin, it could be either.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Caterpillar_leaving_Illinois\"><\/span>Why is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Expenses were a major factor in Caterpillar&#8217;s decision. The total cost of living in suburban Deerfield, Illinois is 26% higher than Irving, Texas. For example, Illinois commuters are paying the fifth<\/b>highest gas prices in the nation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Caterpillar_moving_to_Texas\"><\/span>Why is Caterpillar moving to Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The company had been based in Peoria, Illinois, for over 90 years before announcing a move to Deerfield in 2017. At the time, it touted Deerfield as <b>meeting its goal of being more accessible to its global customers, dealers and employees<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_companies_leaving_Illinois\"><\/span>Are companies leaving Illinois?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the last month alone, Illinois lost Boeing, Caterpillar and now Citadel. Pritzker also released a statement about the moves, saying <b>Countless companies are choosing Illinois as their home, as we continue to lead the nation in corporate relocations and had a record number of business start-ups in the past year.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_company_is_moving_out_of_Chicago\"><\/span>What company is moving out of Chicago?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Citadel<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_employees_work_for_Caterpillar\"><\/span>How many employees work for Caterpillar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>107,700<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_employees_does_Caterpillar_have_in_Peoria\"><\/span>How many employees does Caterpillar have in Peoria?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12,000 employees<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_people_does_Caterpillar_employ_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many people does Caterpillar employ in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Average number of Caterpillar employees worldwide from FY 2006 to FY 2021 (in 1,000s)CharacteristicNumber of employees in thousands<b>2020<\/b><b>97.3<\/b>2019103.42018101.510 more rowsx26bull;16-Feb-2022<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_caterpillars_are_poisonous_in_Illinois\"><\/span>What caterpillars are poisonous in Illinois?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s called a <b>white hickory tussock moth caterpillar. If you spot one, don&#8217;t touch it. What makes it so dangerous? The caterpillar&#8217;s fuzzy black spines contains venom which the insect uses to keep predators away.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_caterpillars_are_in_Illinois\"><\/span>What kind of caterpillars are in Illinois?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Caterpillars that are brightly colored, have spines or hairs are probably venomous and should not be touched. If it is in a place where it can cause problems, clip off the leaf or use a stick to relocate it, Ric Bessin, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, tells USA TODAY.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Are there poisonous caterpillars in IL?How do I identify a Caterpillar?Is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?How many employees does Caterpillar have in Illinois?Are there any poisonous caterpillars in Illinois?How can you tell if a caterpillar is poisonous?What states have poisonous caterpillars?What caterpillar are poisonous?How can you tell the difference between a worm and a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174376"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}