Brown tail moths first arrived in the US in the late 19th century by way of Cape Cod. For nearly twenty years, the population exploded across New England, Quebec and the Tri-State area. However, the ...

Maine (WMTW) - A Maine-based company says their skin products are a great remedy for the rash caused from brown tail moth caterpillars. We featured the company Marin Skincare on WABI two years ago.

This type of caterpillar, which appear annually in coastal areas, is covered in tiny barbed hairs which contain a toxin. If ...

The brown-tail moth cycle is hatch in August, grow during summer and fall, over-winter as caterpillars in communal webs created at branch tips, resume feeding in April, pupate in July, emerge as ...

ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Researchers at the University of Maine have been conducting brown-tail moth surveys across their campus. Working in teams, they’re monitoring an increase in the moth’s ...

The bitter cold may help hold back the tide of invasive winter moths.

Brown-tailed moths started arriving at roughly the same time. Transported to the U.S. from Europe through the importation of seedlings, brown-tailed moths were more difficult to control and were ...

That Commonwealth spent last year some $300,000 in its campaign against the brown-tail moth, introduced in a shipment of roses from Holland. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...