Browntail moths spotted in Franklin County again this summer

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Browntail moths have been sighted in Farmington yet again this summer. Browntail moths, Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.), have long been seen in coastal Maine. For the past decade, they have been slowly moving inland. As is evident on the UMaine Extension’s 2022 Browntail Moth Winter Web Survey map, the moths are making their way north into Franklin County. There have been several winter webs found throughout Farmington, Jay, Chesterville, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Avon, and Wilton. A crabapple tree on Academy Street, across from the Farmington Public Library, is infested with caterpillar webs. The arrival of browntail mothsRead More