Oak processionary experiment with bird houses for the great tit has been carried out since 2016. It has been observed that the great tit likes to eat the young, not yet hairy caterpillars in the month of April. In serious cases of contamination, the use of relatively mild chemical pest killers has been allowed by local authorities. Because chemicals may be harmful to other insects, an alternative is the use of vacuuming equipment to remove the caterpillars, followed by incinerating the caught specimens. Oak processionary The oak processionary "(Thaumetopoea processionea)" is a moth whose caterpillars can be found in oak forests. They
National Office of Animal Health National Office of Animal Health The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) is a British organisation that represents the voice of its members from within the animal medicine industry in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. NOAH’s aim is to: “... promote the benefits of safe, effective, quality medicines for the health and welfare of all animals.” The members of NOAH typically come from a broad spectrum of the animal and veterinary medicine industry including small UK organisations and larger multinational corporations who have interests in providing animal medicine and services to animal health in the UK.