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Allison Kanoti, Director of Forest Health and Monitoring with the Maine Forest Service, gives an overview of browntail moth at a volunteer pruning event at RSU 26.

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry has declared February Browntail Moth Awareness month. Why? These invasive itchy caterpillars have been defoliating and delivering rashes all over Maine in their most recent outbreak that has been surging since 2015.

Winter is the ideal time to reduce the amount of browntail moth webs in your community. The silk webs tend to be highly visible and the caterpillars are inactive so the risk of exposure is reduced.

More resources for browntail moth including commonly asked questions, where it's found in the state, and other information can be found here: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/forest_...