Por: Portland Press Herald Nation July 04, 2023
James Stewart, a lab manager at the University of Maine, and graduate student Emma Irvine collect nests of browntail moth caterpillar pupae from an oak tree on the UMaine campus in Orono on June 26. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer ORONO — Wearing white protective suits designed for handling hazardous materials, students at the University of Maine gather nests filled with the pupae of browntail moths from an oak tree on campus. Students Tucker... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation July 11, 2023
Waterville City Councilor Thomas Klepach demonstrates in March 2022 how to remove a browntail moth nest from a tree outside the First Baptist Church at 1 Park St. in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel file WATERVILLE — Those visiting four city parks in the next... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation June 06, 2023
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... + más
Browntail moth threat eases in capital region, but remains a threat elsewhere in Maine | Portland Press Herald
WPTV USA Nation May 18, 2023
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation May 13, 2023
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... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Nation April 14, 2023
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning residents to take precautions when they venture outside due to the public health threat posed by browntail moth caterpillars. The greatest risk for exposure to the browntail moths’ toxic hairs is between April and... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Nation February 28, 2023
GARDINER — Officials say the best time to eliminate browntail moth populations is during the months of February, March and early April. And one library is hoping to equip patrons to do just that. Maine Forest Service entomologist Colleen Teerling gave a presentation to a small... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation January 07, 2023
Working in a cherry picker basket high above Lincoln School, a worker trims browntail moth nests on April 7 in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA — While browntail moth caterpillars are hibernating in their nests, Eben Mann’s appointment schedule is starting to... + más
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