After a discussion on the Internet, Yen Hung-sheng and his fellow students at National Sun Yat-sen University posted the following answer: "Don't worry--once the caterpillars are gone, the trees will grow new leaves and flowers, and under the ample summer sun and rain of the north slopes of Mt. Shou they will continue to grow strong and set seed."
顏聖紘與中山大學同學在網站上討論與解答：「不必擔心，當毛毛蟲盛況不再，它會再吐出新芽，在北壽山充足的夏陽和充沛的夏雨滋潤下，繼續茁壯、繁衍。」