A group of UMaine students and their professor are on the job, combining an array of tactics to try to eliminate the invasive pest, which could decimate Maine's ash trees.
Library the latest organization in central Maine to offer tips on how to slow the spread of the invasive pest by cutting their nests out of trees before the larvae emerge later this year.
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State issues reminder to eliminate browntail moth caterpillars
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry wants people to kill the insects, which are harmful to both humans and trees, before they become active again in the spring.
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The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued a reminder to kill browntail moths during the winter when they’re cocooned on the ends of tree branches before they become active and harmful when warmer weather arrives.
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BATH The State of Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued a reminder on Monday that winter is the best time to mitigate browntail moths, an insect known to cause skin irritation that threatens large swaths of Maine.