{"id":352,"date":"2009-05-15T18:37:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-15T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/abingdon2007\/2009\/05\/15\/a-plague-of-caterpillars\/"},"modified":"2009-05-15T18:37:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-15T18:37:00","slug":"a-plague-of-caterpillars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"A Plague of Caterpillars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09051501.jpg\" \/><br \/>These caterpillars have laid waste a <a href=\"http:\/\/www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk\/trees\/spindle.htm\">Spindle Tree<\/a> in Abingdon. 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