I live in Maine, where browntail moth caterpillars can be found. The caterpillars have a toxin on their hairs that can cause painful and itchy rashes on humans. I woke up covered in what I thought ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A forest pest that bedevils Maine residents and tourists with hairs that cause an itchy rash appears to be spreading due to warming temperatures, a group of scientists has found ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Proliferation of a fungus caused browntail moth populations to crater in ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. STATE – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and ...

They're back, they're hairy, they're everywhere, they seemingly fall out of the sky, and they can give you a nasty rash. Tussock moth caterpillars have returned to Florida. The fuzzy little critters ...