As daylight hours lengthen and temperatures begin to warm, you might notice something fluttering in the tops of the still-bare trees around Maine. It’s the silvery, silky nests of the brown tail moth ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The town of Freeport has tried without success through a town-funded ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. An error has occurred. Please try again ...

Villagers are being warned to look out for toxic caterpillars that can cause skin and eye irritation. The effect from a brown tail moth caterpillar feels like that of a stinging nettle, wildlife ...

Brown-tail moths are native to the UK and are usually seen in their caterpillar stage between April and July. According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), they should only be handled with ...

My brother-in-law Peter Steward spotted a stunning, white moth at Clumber Park caravan site. This turned out to be a brown-tail moth, an insect native to Britain which has hairy black caterpillars ...

Special to The New York Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print ...