Browntail moth caterpillars (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) have tiny barbed hairs containing toxins. These poisonous hairs cause skin rashes when ... Its body is brown with a broken white stripe on ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

When they come into contact with people, the microscopic hairs of the browntail moth caterpillars cause a red, itchy rash that can last for weeks. The hairs can also cause respiratory problems ...

Invasive browntail moth caterpillars have been found at the Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire coast, according to the N.H. Forest Health Bureau, the first confirmed sighting of the species in ...

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Last year, the Maine Forest Service conducted two aerial surveys, measuring the amount of browntail moth caterpillars in our state. “And with both of those aerial surveys combined, we only ...