Have you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently? Although not quite at their peak hatching season, people are starting to notice, and feel, the ...

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Have you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently? Although not quite at their peak hatching season, people are starting to notice, and feel, the ...

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 ...

Have you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently? Although not quite at their peak hatching season, people are starting to notice, and feel, the ...

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 ...

Browntail moth caterpillar winter webs have been located and removed at the Isles of Shoals off of the New Hampshire coast, the first confirmed incident of the species in the Granite State in 75 years ...

Jun. 3—A caterpillar whose hairs can produce itchy skin rashes similar to poison ivy appears to be back in New Hampshire for the first time in 75 years, officials said Monday. Browntail moth ...

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 ...

Browntail moth caterpillars on oak leaves at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park in Freeport, Maine. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world.