Browntail Moth and What You Need to Know
Title
Browntail Moth and What You Need to Know
Description
On February 1st, 2022, the Belfast Free Library and the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition hosted this virtual presentation with entomologist Tom Schmeelk.
Browntail moth is a non-native species that poses human health risks as well as concerns for forest health. This species is currently experiencing a population boom in Maine. This presentation covered lifecycle, history, current situation and what to look for as well as management and mitigation strategies. Also discussed: emerald ash borer, one of the more recent threats to Maine’s forest.
Watch the full recording here
Tom Schmeelk is an Entomologist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the program lead on the browntail moth.
This program was co-sponsored with the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues project, Belfast Garden Club, Friends of Belfast Parks, and Friends of Sears Island.
Browntail moth is a non-native species that poses human health risks as well as concerns for forest health. This species is currently experiencing a population boom in Maine. This presentation covered lifecycle, history, current situation and what to look for as well as management and mitigation strategies. Also discussed: emerald ash borer, one of the more recent threats to Maine’s forest.
Watch the full recording here
Tom Schmeelk is an Entomologist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the program lead on the browntail moth.
This program was co-sponsored with the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues project, Belfast Garden Club, Friends of Belfast Parks, and Friends of Sears Island.
Creator
ABCD Team
Date
February 1, 2022
Contributor
Belfast Garden Club
Friends of Belfast Parks
Friends of Sears Island
Friends of Belfast Parks
Friends of Sears Island
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Brown Tail Moth transcript 2022_0101.txtCitation
ABCD Team, “Browntail Moth and What You Need to Know,” All of Belfast: Climate Dialogues, accessed April 23, 2024, https://abcdbelfast.omeka.net/items/show/50.
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