But ecology specialists at Arbtech.co.uk have issued a different warning to gardeners – the oak processionary moth (OPM) ...

Learn about the brown tail moth caterpillar and its impact on New England, especially the rashes caused by their toxic hairs and recent population trends.

Browntail moth caterpillars shed microscopic hairs that drift through the air and can provoke an allergic reaction when they come into contact with human skin, often resulting in red, itchy rashes ...

Moth or butterfly species choose a host plant to lay their eggs on and these then hatch into caterpillars ... commonly created by the ermine and brown-tail moth species. The latter can typically ...

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“So it does look like we’re in the beginning of the bust.” Browntail moths typically make an appearance every 10-15 years. 2025 marks a decade for this latest outbreak in Maine. “There are ...

What do a sea unicorn, a termite gourmand, and a freshwater predator with dagger-like teeth have in common? Odd names aside, ...

BREWER — Browntail Moth caterpillars are out in Brewer. According to a recent update from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the invasive species is developing faster in ...

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Each April for many years I’ve been awakened to the serenade of the phoebe; a returning male singing it’s name from somewhere in the greening woods behind my home. As spring yields to ...

It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.