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Tag: browntail moths

Posted inHomestead

Now is the time to destroy browntail moth nests in your trees

Avatar photo by Julia Bayly January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Browntail moth caterpillars have poisonous, irritating hairs that can cause a blistery rash when people come into contact with them.

Posted inNews

Despite dip in numbers, browntail moths still had a big year in Maine

Avatar photo by Murray Carpenter, Maine Public October 29, 2022October 29, 2022
Posted inHomestead

Those flashy fall caterpillars aren’t as dangerous as you might think — well, most of them anyway

by Aislinn Sarnacki October 8, 2022October 8, 2022
Posted inNews

Fall yard work can stir up irritating browntail moth caterpillar hairs

Avatar photo by Leela Stockley September 22, 2022September 21, 2022
Posted inNews

Maine company’s skin cream uses lobsters to soothe browntail moth rash

Avatar photo by Emily Burnham June 23, 2022June 23, 2022
Posted inMidcoast

Fungus is killing browntail moth caterpillars in parts of Maine

Avatar photo by Abigail Curtis June 21, 2022June 21, 2022
Posted inHomestead

How to treat a painful rash caused by the browntail moth caterpillar

Avatar photo by Julia Bayly June 6, 2022June 3, 2022
A caterpillar climbs a tree branch.
Posted inBangor

Browntail moth caterpillars have hit this Bangor neighborhood hardest

Avatar photo by Emily Burnham May 31, 2022May 30, 2022
Caterpillars are wrapped in their web on a tree.
Posted inHomestead

Mainers are so scared of browntail moths they’re killing other caterpillars

Avatar photo by Julia Bayly May 25, 2022May 24, 2022
A browntail moth crawls on a branch
Posted inHomestead

This map predicts where Maine’s worst browntail moth outbreaks will be

Avatar photo by Lindsay Putnam May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Posted inOutdoors

Mainers warned of hitchhiking browntail moth caterpillars

Avatar photo by Leela Stockley May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Posted inHomestead

These are the pests that are going to haunt your Maine summer

Avatar photo by Julia Bayly May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
A browntail moth caterpillar sits on a green leaf
Posted inMidcoast

Browntail moths are expected to terrorize Maine again if we don’t get more rain

Avatar photo by Lauren Abbate May 12, 2022May 11, 2022
Posted inNews

Maine creates fund to deal with rash-causing moth

Avatar photo by The Associated Press May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Posted inCentral Maine

Litchfield company uses drones to take down browntail moths

Avatar photo by CBS 13 April 13, 2022April 13, 2022
Posted inNews

Rash-causing moth spreading due to warming, scientists find

Avatar photo by The Associated Press February 27, 2022February 27, 2022
Posted inBangor

Orono has a brief window to fend off another browntail moth scourge

Avatar photo by Sawyer Loftus February 24, 2022February 24, 2022
Posted inNews

UMaine researchers connect a warming climate to worsening browntail moth infestations

Avatar photo by Sawyer Loftus February 18, 2022February 18, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Plan for browntail moth fund passes committee vote in Maine

Avatar photo by The Associated Press February 9, 2022February 9, 2022
Posted inHomestead

Browntail moths so annoying they now have their own month in Maine

Avatar photo by The Associated Press February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

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