It’s the time of year to keep your eyes peeled for browntail moth webs, as they’re more active as the weather warms.

Browntail moths are white, with a brown abdomen. That’s where they get their name. But the issue is their caterpillars. They have tiny, barbed hairs, which they shed when they molt. Angela Mech ...

Those conspicuous white masses of webby material that are seen in the forks of branches of trees are created by the eastern tent caterpillar ... emerge as reddish-brown moths which mate and ...