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

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 ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - There is good and bad news when it comes to browntail moth caterpillars in the area. The good news is that a naturally occurring fungus wiped out a large portion of ...

The white webbing has been seen across the East of England this May, and is created on host plants by the larvae who protect themselves from predators before they turn into moths or butterflies.

The forest pest - which causes an itchy rash that can last for weeks - may be entering the bust phase of its boom and bust cycle. The browntail moth population collapse that began in 2024 is ...

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 ...

Less severe allergic reactions can occur with other hairy caterpillars including the brown-tail hair moth caterpillars, which are more commonly found in hedgerows such as hawthorn and bramble. A ...

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 ...