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Browntail moth caterpillars, which cause an itchy rash, are starting to emerge from nests

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation May 13, 2023

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A browntail moth caterpillar infestation in a chokecherry tree in Brunswick on Wednesday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer BRUNSWICK — The quarter-inch-long browntail moth caterpillars squirmed in their nests this week in a cluster of chokecherry trees in a field across the street from Brunswick Executive Airport. For now, the caterpillars are still small and emerging from their nests to feed. But they will leave their nests and grow... + full article



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