MAINE GOVERNMENT NEWS • May 13, 2025
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine Forest Service, remind Maine residents and visitors to take precautions to protect against browntail moth caterpillar hairs this spring. Browntail moth caterpillars are hairy, dark brown caterpillars with two red-orange dots on the back. The hairs can stay toxic in the environment for up to three years. Over the last several years, the MFS has found evidence of browntail moths in all 16 Maine counties.