Business Insider

I woke up covered in a painful rash. A caterpillar with toxic hairs was to blame.

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Sun Journal

Tips to limit exposure to browntail moth hairs

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Sun Journal

Limiting exposure to Browntail Moth hairs

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Kennebec Journal

Browntail moth populations in Maine crashed in 2024, so expect a less itchy spring

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The Island Packet

These fuzzy SC spring critters can give you a rash. Here’s where they live and how to ID them

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 ...
The Florida Times-Union

What are the hairy caterpillars in Florida? Are tussock moth caterpillars dangerous?

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 ...