People who would wax poetic over the sublime beauty of a butterfly in flight have recently been alarmed by a spate of caterpillar invasions of school yards and gardens. People have attacked the caterpillars with fire and water.
每每讚嘆於蝴蝶翩翩起舞的人們，今年夏天因毛毛蟲大軍壓境啃光校園、苗圃大樹而驚惶失措，火攻水澆，除之而後快。