Ideal weather conditions for the fungus are helping kill browntail moth caterpillars, which cause an itchy rash in humans. Posted June 30, 2024. Updated July 1, 2024. Joe Lawlor Staff Writer.

WARREN, Pa. — Lymantria dispar versus entomophaga maimaiga and nucleopolyhedrosis doesn’t have the same ring as Godzilla vs. Mothra and King Kong. But, the former battle is being waged in Warren ...

The fungus can also build up in high spongy moth populations, but its spread is facilitated by wet spring conditions." The good news? "Defoliation declined from 2021 to 2022, ...

The fungus remained in the soil from year to year and infected spongy moth caterpillars that came in contact with it. Caterpillars affected by the fungus remain attached to tree trunks and hang ...

The fungus can also build up in high spongy moth populations, but its spread is facilitated by wet spring conditions." The good news? "Defoliation declined from 2021 to 2022, ...

Proliferation of a fungus caused browntail moth populations to crater in 2024, which likely means that Maine residents will get relief from the forest pest this spring and summer, scientists said.

The fungus can also build up in high spongy moth populations, but its spread is facilitated by wet spring conditions." The good news? "Defoliation declined from 2021 to 2022, ...

The fungus that proved so effective at controlling the moths naturally in years past requires a cool, wet spring to thrive. The moth larvae thrive on warmer and drier conditions, and Maine has ...

Gallo explained the E. maimaiga fungus, originally native to Japan, arrived in North America in the 1980s and is one of the main reasons why significant gypsy moth outbreaks haven't been seen ...

This will be the eighth year of a major browntail moth outbreak that began in 2015 in Maine. Typically, outbreaks last 7-12 years, but the impact of climate change is a wild card and makes it hard ...

In 1989, a lethal infection caused by the fungus Entomophaga maimaiga began spreading among spongy moths. This fungus is also not native to North America, but no one knows for sure how and when it ...

The invasive spongy moth, a destroyer of northeastern forests, has a natural foe in a Japanese fungus that needs certain weather conditions to activate. Search Query Show Search.