List of Licensed Pesticide Applicators
Willing to Treat Browntail Moth, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and/or Other Pests

Browntail moth is currently at outbreak levels in parts of Maine. Hemlock woolly adelgid is expanding in the Midcoast as well as in southern Maine. In a questionnaire administered by the Maine Forest Service licensees were asked whether they would control for browntail moth and other insects and diseases. The Maine Forest Service does not recommend these above any others. Other licensees wanting to be listed should contact the Maine Forest Service, Forest Health and Monitoring.

To check on current license status of those listed or for a complete list of licensed applicators in Maine, you can search the Maine Board of Pesticides Control database on their websites:

Or contact the Maine Board of Pesticides Control, www.thinkfirstspraylast.org, 207-287-2731 or email pesticides@maine.gov

List of Licensed Pesticide Applicators Willing to treat Browntail Moth, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and/or Other Pests (PDF)

Note: if you think you have found hemlock woolly adelgid outside of extreme coastal York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc and Lincoln Counties, please let us know. This will help us direct our resources for management.