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Browntail moth caterpillars, the invasive insects carrying rash-causing hairs, are continuing to die off across Maine.

Wash the area with soap and water right away if you touch caterpillar hairs. Use over-the-counter medicines like cortisone cream to ease rash symptoms. Contact a healthcare provider if the rash is ...

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Browntail moth caterpillars have small hairs that can cause a poison ivy-like rash and difficulty breathing in humans. sandra standbridge Warmer temperatures are likely causing an increase in invasive ...

As daylight hours lengthen and temperatures begin to warm, you might notice something fluttering in the tops of the still-bare trees around Maine. It’s the silvery, silky nests of the brown tail moth ...

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 ...

This 2017 photo by Holland Haverkamp shows a browntail moth caterpillar in Maine. The caterpillars can cause an itchy rash in humans, and a new study by University of Maine scientists states that ...

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. The browntail moth is ...