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Tom Schmeelk, Maine Forest Service<\/span>Comparison of 3rd instar (lower caterpillar) and 4th instar (upper caterpillar) BTM larvae; On the 4th instar larva, note the fuzzier appearance as well as the white markings on the sides of each body segment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tom Schmeelk, Maine Forest Service (MFS) FHM entomologist, reports that many browntail moth webs at his field sites in Lincoln and Cumberland county do not have evidence of caterpillar emergence although there are some that are active.\u00a0 He also reports caterpillars have developed to the 4th<\/sup> instar from Turner and Harpswell south to Portland. \u00a0Caterpillars in the 4th<\/sup> instar are the first to have the irritating hairs that cause human health impacts.\u00a0 Stay tuned for updates!<\/p>\n

Also:<\/strong> Help Report Cases of Diseased [Browntail] Caterpillars to the Maine Forest Service<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tom Schmeelk, Maine Forest Service (MFS) FHM entomologist, reports that many browntail moth webs at his field sites in Lincoln and Cumberland county do not have evidence of caterpillar emergence although there are some that are active.\u00a0 He also reports caterpillars have developed to the 4th instar from Turner and Harpswell south to Portland. \u00a0Caterpillars […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2],"tags":[149,23,151,152,66,83],"class_list":["post-10493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-invasive-species","category-news","tag-brown-tail","tag-brown-tail-moth","tag-btm","tag-hairy-caterpillar","tag-invasive-species","tag-maine-insects"],"yoast_head":"\nBrowntail Moth Caterpillar Update - 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