Tussock Caterpillars - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Skin rash resulting from the hairs of a Hickory Tussock caterpillar (circa early 2000s in Maine) Tussock caterpillars, most of which belong to the Lymantriinae subfamily within the Erebidae family of moths, are sometimes very abundant in Maine. They are very good at ‘itching’ for attention! One reason for all the