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Rainy, cold weather may have silver lining: fewer browntail moths

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation June 06, 2023

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The could mean fewer itchy rashes in the weeks to come. Such weather is ideal for the proliferation of a fungus that can knock back browntail moth caterpillar populations. Browntail moth caterpillar. Maine CDC Thomas Schmeelk, an entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, said he saw many caterpillars that had been killed by the fungus Monday as he was observing conditions at Eagle Island off Harpswell. And while islands have micro-climates ,... + full article



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