{"id":14973,"date":"2025-04-11T14:50:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=14973"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:11:10","slug":"insect-id-habitat-flying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/critter-id\/habitat\/insect-id-habitat-flying\/","title":{"rendered":"Insect ID (Habitat): Just Flying Around (3 sections to check out: Indoors \/ Bright Lights \/ Outdoors)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_7ec7ff-fd .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_7ec7ff-fd .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer alignwide kt-block-spacer-14973_7ec7ff-fd\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14973_93254e-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14973_93254e-af > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14973_93254e-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14973_93254e-af > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14973_93254e-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14973_93254e-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14973_93254e-af alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14973_3f9141-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14973_3f9141-73\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commonly Encountered Flying Around Indoors:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"394\" data-id=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1.jpg\" alt=\"Carpenter Ant Queen (winged)\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1.jpg 488w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1-105x85.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1-317x256.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1-423x342.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,488px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carpenter Ant<br>(Winged Queen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"798\" data-id=\"11372\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921.jpg\" alt=\"4 male Carpenter Ants (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights)\" class=\"wp-image-11372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921.jpg 899w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-768x682.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-105x93.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-317x281.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-423x375.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-634x563.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-846x751.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,899px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">male Carpenter Ants (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights with winged queens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"782\" data-id=\"11371\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921.jpg\" alt=\"A male Carpenter Ant (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights)\" class=\"wp-image-11371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-105x82.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-317x246.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-423x328.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-634x492.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-846x657.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-032921-951x739.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1007px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A male Carpenter Ant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"789\" data-id=\"13448\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Pavement ant reproductives (a queen + 2 smaller males) (next to a US penny for scale purposes) (Gardiner, ME; 9\/1\/2023)\" class=\"wp-image-13448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-105x82.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-317x247.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-423x330.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-634x494.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-846x660.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-951x741.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1012px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pavement ant reproductives (one queen and two smaller males)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"761\" data-id=\"11891\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b.jpg\" alt=\"An Eastern Ash Bark Beetle\" class=\"wp-image-11891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b.jpg 982w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-105x81.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-317x246.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-423x328.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-634x491.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-846x656.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/Eastern-Ash-Bark-Beetle-Hylesinus-aculeatus-072121b-951x737.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,982px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eastern Ash Bark Beetle (<i>Hylesinus aculeatus<\/i>) (July 21st, 2021; from firewood in Pittsfield, Maine) (with five phoretic mites hitching a ride on its back)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"571\" data-id=\"6737\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a type of fly called a Blow Fly\" class=\"wp-image-6737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1.jpg 948w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-105x63.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-317x191.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-423x255.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-634x382.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-846x510.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,948px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blow Fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BlowFly-01-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"14767\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BlowFly-01-edited.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a Blow Fly on a rock\" class=\"wp-image-14767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BlowFly-01-edited.jpg 323w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BlowFly-01-edited-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BlowFly-01-edited-105x98.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BlowFly-01-edited-317x294.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,323px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blow Fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"739\" data-id=\"6319\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a cluster fly\" class=\"wp-image-6319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly.jpg 918w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly-105x85.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly-317x255.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly-423x341.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly-634x510.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Cluster-Fly-846x681.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,918px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cluster Fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"552\" data-id=\"4054\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly2.jpg\" alt=\"a Drain Fly (also called a Moth Fly)\" class=\"wp-image-4054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly2.jpg 471w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly2-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly2-105x123.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly2-317x372.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly2-423x496.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drain Fly (also called a Moth Fly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"4055\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Drain Fly (also called a Moth Fly)\" class=\"wp-image-4055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly.jpg 595w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly-105x112.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly-317x339.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/DrainFly-MothFly-423x453.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,595px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drain Fly (found around sewage or other wet areas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"659\" data-id=\"4368\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a fishfly\" class=\"wp-image-4368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg 729w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-105x95.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-317x287.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-423x382.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-634x573.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fishfly adult (July 16th, 2016; central Maine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"895\" data-id=\"13835\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318.jpg\" alt=\"a Summer Fishfly (Chauliodes pectinicornis) resting on the side of a house in Old Town, ME; 7\/13\/2018\" class=\"wp-image-13835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318.jpg 653w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-102x140.jpg 102w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-317x434.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-423x580.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-634x869.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,653px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Summer Fishfly (<i>Chauliodes pectinicornis<\/i>) (Old Town, ME; 7\/13\/2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FruitFly01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"346\" data-id=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FruitFly01.jpg\" alt=\"a common fruit fly\" class=\"wp-image-567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FruitFly01.jpg 293w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FruitFly01-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FruitFly01-105x124.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,293px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-fruit-flies\/\">Fruit Flies<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"488\" data-id=\"1692\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a Case-bearing Clothes moth and some of their pupal cases\" class=\"wp-image-1692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths.jpg 752w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths-105x68.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths-317x206.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths-423x275.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/Clothes-Moths-634x411.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,752px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Case-bearing Clothes Moth (<i>Tinea pellionella<\/i>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Brown-dotted-Niditinea-fuscella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"13651\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Brown-dotted-Niditinea-fuscella.jpg\" alt=\"Brown-dotted Clothes Moths \/ European House Moths (Niditinea fuscella) (Peaks Island, ME; 6\/28\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Jean Hoffman)\" class=\"wp-image-13651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Brown-dotted-Niditinea-fuscella.jpg 480w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Brown-dotted-Niditinea-fuscella-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Brown-dotted-Niditinea-fuscella-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Brown-dotted-Niditinea-fuscella-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Brown-dotted-Niditinea-fuscella-423x317.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brown-dotted Clothes Moths \/ European House Moths (<i>Niditinea fuscella<\/i>) (they do not feed on clothing or fabrics; captured on a pheromone trap intended for fabric-damaging clothes moths; Peaks Island, ME; 6\/28\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Jean Hoffman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"553\" data-id=\"14487\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited.jpg\" alt=\"a newly-emerged Flour\/Pantry Moth, April 23rd, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-14487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited.jpg 983w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-951x535.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-edited-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,983px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pantry Moth \/ Flour Moth (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>) (newly-emerged; 4\/23\/2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" data-id=\"11357\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b.jpg\" alt=\"A Pantry\/Flour moth next to a US penny for scale purposes\" class=\"wp-image-11357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-105x76.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-317x228.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-423x304.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-634x456.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-846x609.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221b-951x684.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pantry Moth \/ Flour Moth (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-051021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"783\" data-id=\"11591\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-051021.jpg\" alt=\"A Meal Moth resting on a bathroom wall in central Maine; 5\/10\/2021\" class=\"wp-image-11591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-051021.jpg 606w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-051021-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-051021-105x136.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-051021-317x410.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-051021-423x547.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,606px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meal Moth (<i>Pyralis farinalis<\/i>) (resting on a bathroom wall with its abdomen curved up and out for more effective pheromone dispersal; central Maine; 5\/10\/2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-050321.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"785\" data-id=\"11593\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-050321.jpg\" alt=\"A Meal Moth in central Maine next to a US penny for size comparison\" class=\"wp-image-11593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-050321.jpg 625w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-050321-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-050321-105x132.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-050321-317x398.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/MealMoth-Pyralis-farinalis-050321-423x531.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meal Moth (<i>Pyralis farinalis<\/i>) (central Maine; 5\/3\/2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"547\" data-id=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a crane fly resting on a balsam fir branch\" class=\"wp-image-812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg 435w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-105x132.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-317x399.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-423x532.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a Crane Fly (this one is a &#8220;Large Crane Fly&#8221; in the Tipulidae family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"538\" data-id=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg\" alt=\"a type of Crane Fly known as a Phantom Crane Fly (Family Ptychopteridae)\" class=\"wp-image-808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg 589w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-105x96.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-317x290.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-423x386.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,589px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phantom Crane Fly (Family Ptychopteridae)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"14342\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-edited.jpg\" alt=\"photo of three Fungus gnats captured on a yellow sticky card placed inside a potted houseplant (Dark-winged Fungus Gnats; Family Sciaridae) card.\" class=\"wp-image-14342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-edited.jpg 435w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-edited-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-edited-105x72.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-edited-317x219.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-edited-423x292.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae) captured on a yellow sticky card placed in the pot of a houseplant (they are drawn to light and also to the color of yellow)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Dark-winged-FungusGnats-080123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"788\" data-id=\"13341\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Dark-winged-FungusGnats-080123.jpg\" alt=\"About three dozen Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae) captured on a yellow sticky card (they are drawn to light and also to the color of yellow) (8\/1\/2023)\" class=\"wp-image-13341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Dark-winged-FungusGnats-080123.jpg 595w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Dark-winged-FungusGnats-080123-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Dark-winged-FungusGnats-080123-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Dark-winged-FungusGnats-080123-317x420.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Dark-winged-FungusGnats-080123-423x560.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,595px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae) captured on a yellow sticky card over a period of only two days, with a similar number of them caught on the reverse side of the card as well (8\/1\/2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"563\" data-id=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a mayfly adult on the side of a house\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02.jpg 446w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-105x133.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-317x400.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-423x534.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,446px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"708\" data-id=\"8642\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle on a windowsill\" class=\"wp-image-8642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-105x74.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-317x222.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-423x297.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-634x445.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-846x594.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Multicolored-Asian-Lady-Beetle-CDA2-951x667.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1009px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle &#8212; ID Tip: The large, black <b>&#8216;W&#8217;<\/b> pattern that can be seen just behind the head is a handy way of identifying the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle from other types of ladybugs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"574\" data-id=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY.jpg\" alt=\"a Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Ladybug) on a windowsill\" class=\"wp-image-552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY.jpg 757w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY-317x240.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY-423x321.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Ladybug-NY-634x481.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,757px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"827\" data-id=\"10402\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis.jpg\" alt=\"Introduced Pine Sawfly adult - Diprion similis - beside a US penny (April 15th, 2020)\" class=\"wp-image-10402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis.jpg 857w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-105x101.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-317x306.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-423x408.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-634x612.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-846x816.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,857px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Introduced Pine Sawfly adult (Etna, ME; 4\/15\/2020)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Lacewing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"445\" data-id=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Lacewing.jpg\" alt=\"a Green Lacewing atop a cranberry upright - click to see some images of their eggs as well\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Lacewing.jpg 551w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Lacewing-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Lacewing-105x85.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Lacewing-317x256.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Lacewing-423x342.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,551px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lacewings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"6747\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a stink bug\" class=\"wp-image-6747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill.jpg 838w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill-105x84.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill-317x255.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill-423x340.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stink-Bug-GMDill-634x509.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,838px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stink Bug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"817\" data-id=\"9850\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019.jpg\" alt=\"A pair of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs captured in Churchville, NY - April 2019\" class=\"wp-image-9850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019.jpg 888w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019-105x97.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019-317x292.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019-423x389.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019-634x583.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BMSBugs-Churchville-NY-2019-846x778.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,888px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pair of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (Churchville, NY &#8211; 4\/16\/2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"1718\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle.jpg\" alt=\"a Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Family: Buprestidae)\" class=\"wp-image-1718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle.jpg 753w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle-105x69.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle-317x210.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle-423x280.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MetallicWoodBoringBeetle-634x419.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,753px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Family: Buprestidae)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-896x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12847\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-896x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A metallic wood boring beetle (Flatheaded Hardwood Borer \/ Dicerca divaricata) (Photo courtesy of M.O. Metcalf)\" class=\"wp-image-12847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-896x1024.jpg 896w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-768x878.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-1344x1536.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-1792x2048.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-105x120.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-317x362.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-423x484.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-634x725.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-846x967.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-951x1087.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Dicerca-divaricata-Flatheaded-Hardwood-Borer-Mary-Metcalf-in-VT-073020bPS-1268x1449.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,896px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A metallic wood boring beetle (<b>Flatheaded Hardwood Borer<\/b>) (Photo courtesy of M.O. Metcalf)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"571\" data-id=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a.jpg\" alt=\"Stonefly (adult) (this species emerges in Maine in early March, typically)\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a.jpg 517w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-105x116.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-317x350.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-423x467.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,517px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stonefly (adult)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"619\" data-id=\"6728\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217.jpg\" alt=\"a Stonefly (the immatures\/nymphs are aquatic)\" class=\"wp-image-6728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217.jpg 923w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-317x213.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-423x284.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-634x425.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-846x567.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,923px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stonefly (adult) (the immatures\/nymphs are aquatic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"13405\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024.jpg 948w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024-105x75.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024-317x227.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024-423x303.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024-634x455.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-013024-846x607.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,948px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Conifer Seed Bug<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"649\" data-id=\"13403\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024.jpg\" alt=\"a Western Conifer Seed Bug with its wings spread open in order to reveal the yellow and black patterning on its abdomen\" class=\"wp-image-13403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024.jpg 940w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024-105x72.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024-317x219.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024-423x292.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024-634x438.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/01\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-wings-spread-013024-846x584.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,940px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Conifer Seed Bug with its wings spread partway open to reveal the abdominal patterning (When the insect is at rest, the wings are folded neatly over the abdomen, but when people see one like this they will often not recognize it as a western conifer seed bug)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-JD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"816\" data-id=\"13152\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-JD.jpg\" alt=\"a Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)\" class=\"wp-image-13152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-JD.jpg 588w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-JD-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-JD-101x140.jpg 101w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-JD-317x440.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Western-Conifer-Seed-Bug-JD-423x587.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,588px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Conifer Seed Bug (<i>Leptoglossus occidentalis<\/i>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"710\" data-id=\"12072\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park.jpg\" alt=\"A male Tawny cockroach (genus Ectobius) seen in Acadia National Park; Oct. 11th, 2009.\" class=\"wp-image-12072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park.jpg 955w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-105x78.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-317x236.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-423x314.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-634x471.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-846x629.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-951x707.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,955px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a wood roach (Tawny Cockroach, <i>Ectobius pallidus<\/i>) (male) (Acadia National Park, Maine; 10\/11\/2009)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"780\" data-id=\"12075\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315.jpg\" alt=\"A male Dusky Cockroach (Ectobius lapponicus) (7\/13\/2015)\" class=\"wp-image-12075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315.jpg 772w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-105x106.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-317x320.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-423x427.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-634x641.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,772px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a wood roach (Dusky Cockroach, <i>Ectobius lapponicus<\/i>) (male) (Stetson, Maine; 7\/13\/2015)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"943\" data-id=\"13674\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-1024x943.jpg\" alt=\"a Virginia Wood Cockroach (Parcoblatta virginica) (Naples, ME; 6\/26\/2024) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\" class=\"wp-image-13674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-1024x943.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-1536x1414.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-105x97.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-317x292.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-423x390.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-634x584.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-846x779.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-951x876.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica-1268x1168.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Virginia-Wood-Cockroach-Parcoblatta-virginica.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a male Virginia Wood Cockroach (<i>Parcoblatta virginica<\/i>) (Naples, ME; 6\/26\/2024) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"575\" data-id=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket.jpg\" alt=\"a Common Aerial Yellowjacket worker (side view)\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket.jpg 757w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-317x241.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-423x321.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-634x482.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,757px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\">Yellowjackets<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14973_b7f541-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14973_b7f541-67\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information and Additional Photos (Flying Indoors):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/ants\/\"><strong>Ants<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (winged queens and male drones)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/bark-beetles\/\"><strong>Bark Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/blow-flies-and-flesh-flies\/\"><strong>Blow Flies and Flesh Flies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/invasive-species\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Brown Marmorated Stink Bug<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/5233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Caddisflies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/118384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Microcaddisflies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/carpenter-ants\/\"><strong>Carpenter Ants<\/strong><\/a> (winged queens and male drones)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/clothes-moths\/\"><strong>Clothes Moths<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cluster-flies\/\"><strong>Cluster Flies<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (often mistaken for house flies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crane-flies\/\">Crane Flies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/drain-flies\/\"><strong>Drain Flies<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(also called <strong>Moth Flies<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/bark-beetles\/\"><strong>Eastern Ash Bark Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fishflies\/\"><strong>Fishflies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-fruit-flies\/\">Fruit Flies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fungus-gnats\/\"><strong>Fungus Gnats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Humpbacked Flies \/ Scuttle Flies<\/strong> (one common species indoors is <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/40695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Megaselia scalaris<\/em><\/strong><\/a>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/galveston\/beneficials-in-the-garden-and-landscape\/ichneumonid-wasps-an-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ichneumonid wasps<\/strong><\/a> (Texas A&amp;M)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu\/lacewings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lacewings<\/strong><\/a> (Virginia Tech)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msue.anr.msu.edu\/news\/the_mayflies_are_coming_time_to_celebrate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mayflies<\/strong><\/a> (Michigan State Univ. Extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/12988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meal Moths<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.extension.umn.edu\/garden\/diagnose\/insect\/indoor\/beetles\/large\/mwboringbeetle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (often due to firewood that has been brought indoors)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/118384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Microcaddisflies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/photos-butterflies-and-moths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Moths<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/multicolored-asian-lady-beetle\/\"><strong>Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle<\/strong>s<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\"><strong>Pantry Moths \/ Indian Meal Moths<\/strong><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\"><strong>Paper Wasps\/Yellowjackets\/Hornets<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sawflies<\/strong> (adults) (such as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/introduced-pine-sawfly\/\">Introduced Pine Sawfly<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scuttle Flies \/ Humpbacked Flies<\/strong> (one common species indoors is <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/40695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Megaselia scalaris<\/em><\/strong><\/a>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/stink-bugs\/\"><strong>Stink Bugs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Stoneflies<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\"><strong>Wasps\/Hornets\/Yellowjackets<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/western-conifer-seed-bugs\/\"><strong>Western Conifer Seed Bug<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/publications\/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G7275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Whiteflies<\/strong><\/a> (University of Missouri)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Wood Roaches<\/strong><\/a> (accidental invaders)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\"><strong>Yellowjackets\/Hornets\/Wasps<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 More Categories:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attracted to Lights at Night: <em>scroll down<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flying Around Outdoors: <em>scroll down<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_e360c9-d7 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_e360c9-d7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer alignwide kt-block-spacer-14973_e360c9-d7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14973_38288d-93 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14973_38288d-93 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14973_38288d-93 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14973_38288d-93 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14973_38288d-93 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14973_38288d-93 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14973_38288d-93 alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14973_447cd7-35 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14973_447cd7-35\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flying or resting at a Bright Light (porchlight, floodlight, ceiling light, etc.):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"749\" data-id=\"14798\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited.jpg\" alt=\"A male Carpenter Ant with wings (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights)\" class=\"wp-image-14798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited.jpg 998w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-951x714.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,998px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A male Carpenter Ant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"654\" data-id=\"5655\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a winged carpenter ant queen\" class=\"wp-image-5655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill.jpg 418w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-89x140.jpg 89w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-317x496.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,418px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carpenter Ant (Winged Queen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"855\" data-id=\"13838\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224.jpg\" alt=\"an Asiatic Garden Beetle (Maladera formosae) (7\/22\/2024)\" class=\"wp-image-13838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224.jpg 717w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-105x125.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-317x378.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-423x504.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-634x756.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,717px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asiatic Garden Beetle (<i>Maladera formosae<\/i>) (7\/22\/2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"748\" data-id=\"13556\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922.jpg\" alt=\"an Asiatic Garden Beetle next to a US penny (Maladera castanea) (North Yarmouth, ME; 8\/14\/2022)\" class=\"wp-image-13556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922.jpg 858w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-105x92.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-317x276.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-423x369.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-634x553.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-846x738.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,858px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asiatic Garden Beetle (<i>Maladera formosae<\/i>) (North Yarmouth, ME; 8\/14\/2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/May-June-Beetle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"371\" data-id=\"2255\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/May-June-Beetle.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a May\/June Beetle\" class=\"wp-image-2255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/May-June-Beetle.jpg 562w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/May-June-Beetle-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/May-June-Beetle-105x69.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/May-June-Beetle-317x209.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/May-June-Beetle-423x279.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,562px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">May\/June Beetle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"824\" data-id=\"13166\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623.jpg\" alt=\"a Brown Prionid Beetle (Orthosoma brunneum) (Etna, ME; 7\/26\/2023)\" class=\"wp-image-13166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623.jpg 644w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623-105x134.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623-317x406.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623-423x541.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Brown-Prionid-Maine-072623-634x811.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brown Prionid Beetle (<i>Orthosoma brunneum<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 7\/26\/2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/BrowntailMoth-with-Eggs-071022-JFD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"784\" data-id=\"12512\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/BrowntailMoth-with-Eggs-071022-JFD.jpg\" alt=\"A female browntail moth with newly-deposited egg mass - July 10th, 2022\" class=\"wp-image-12512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/BrowntailMoth-with-Eggs-071022-JFD.jpg 620w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/BrowntailMoth-with-Eggs-071022-JFD-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/BrowntailMoth-with-Eggs-071022-JFD-105x133.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/BrowntailMoth-with-Eggs-071022-JFD-317x401.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/BrowntailMoth-with-Eggs-071022-JFD-423x535.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Female Browntail Moth depositing her mass of eggs (Old Town, ME; 7\/10\/2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" data-id=\"11759\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"Very large numbers of Browntail Moths in Kennebec County, July 1st, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-11759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-317x239.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-423x319.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-634x478.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-846x638.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121-951x717.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-070121.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Browntail Moths in Kennebec County (7\/1\/2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" data-id=\"11760\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"A cluster of Browntail Moths in Kennebec County (7\/1\/2021)\" class=\"wp-image-11760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-105x78.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-317x235.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-423x313.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-634x469.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-846x626.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-951x704.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Closer view of some Browntail Moths from the adjacent photo (Kennebec County, Maine, 7\/1\/2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"342\" data-id=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth.jpg\" alt=\"a Cecropia Moth\" class=\"wp-image-762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth.jpg 502w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-105x72.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-317x216.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-423x288.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-500x342.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,502px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cecropia Moth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth.jpg\" alt=\"a Luna Moth\" class=\"wp-image-771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth.jpg 673w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-105x78.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-317x236.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-423x314.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-634x471.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,673px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luna Moth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" data-id=\"14515\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited.jpg\" alt=\"a Polyphemus moth\" class=\"wp-image-14515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited.jpg 761w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Polyphemus-closer-edited-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,761px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Polyphemus Moth (Etna, Maine; 5\/9\/2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"854\" data-id=\"12333\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1024x854.jpg\" alt=\"Example of a Giant Casemaker Caddisfly (Oligostomis ocelligera) (Orono, ME; 5\/19\/2022)\" class=\"wp-image-12333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1536x1281.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-105x88.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-317x264.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-423x353.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-634x529.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-846x705.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-951x793.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1268x1057.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922.jpg 1553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a Giant Casemaker Caddisfly (<i>Oligostomis ocelligera<\/i>) (Orono, ME; 5\/19\/2022) (Photo credit: courtesy of Edward S. Grew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"547\" data-id=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a crane fly resting on a balsam fir branch\" class=\"wp-image-812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg 435w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-105x132.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-317x399.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-423x532.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a Crane Fly (this one is a &#8220;Large Crane Fly&#8221; in the Tipulidae family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"538\" data-id=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg\" alt=\"a type of Crane Fly known as a Phantom Crane Fly (Family Ptychopteridae)\" class=\"wp-image-808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg 589w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-105x96.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-317x290.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-423x386.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,589px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phantom Crane Fly (Family Ptychopteridae)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"613\" data-id=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly.jpg\" alt=\"Mayfly - click to see some additional specimens\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly.jpg 531w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-105x121.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-317x366.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-423x488.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,531px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayflies (the immatures are aquatic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Mayfly-JFDill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"639\" data-id=\"6721\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Mayfly-JFDill.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a Mayfly adult resting on a tree\" class=\"wp-image-6721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Mayfly-JFDill.jpg 517w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Mayfly-JFDill-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Mayfly-JFDill-105x130.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Mayfly-JFDill-317x392.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Mayfly-JFDill-423x523.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,517px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"563\" data-id=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a mayfly adult on the side of a house\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02.jpg 446w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-105x133.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-317x400.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mayfly-02-423x534.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,446px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Dobsonfly-02c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"579\" data-id=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Dobsonfly-02c.jpg\" alt=\"a Female Dobsonfly\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Dobsonfly-02c.jpg 460w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Dobsonfly-02c-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Dobsonfly-02c-105x132.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Dobsonfly-02c-317x399.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Dobsonfly-02c-423x532.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,460px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A female dobsonfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/Dobsonfly-male-071718.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"798\" data-id=\"7401\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/Dobsonfly-male-071718.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a male dobsonfly beside a U.S. penny for scale purposes\" class=\"wp-image-7401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/Dobsonfly-male-071718.jpg 622w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/Dobsonfly-male-071718-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/Dobsonfly-male-071718-105x135.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/Dobsonfly-male-071718-317x407.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/Dobsonfly-male-071718-423x543.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,622px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A male dobsonfly; Orono, ME (07\/17\/2018).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"895\" data-id=\"13835\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318.jpg\" alt=\"a Summer Fishfly (Chauliodes pectinicornis) resting on the side of a house in Old Town, ME; 7\/13\/2018\" class=\"wp-image-13835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318.jpg 653w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-102x140.jpg 102w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-317x434.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-423x580.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Summer-Fishfly-JFD-071318-634x869.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,653px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Summer Fishfly (<i>Chauliodes pectinicornis<\/i>) (Old Town, ME; 7\/13\/2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"659\" data-id=\"4368\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a fishfly\" class=\"wp-image-4368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg 729w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-105x95.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-317x287.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-423x382.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-634x573.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fishfly adult (July 16th, 2016; central Maine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Fishfly2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"530\" data-id=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Fishfly2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Fishfly adult\" class=\"wp-image-619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Fishfly2.jpg 332w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Fishfly2-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Fishfly2-88x140.jpg 88w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Fishfly2-317x506.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,332px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fishfly adult<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"521\" data-id=\"3711\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD.jpg\" alt=\"a Giant Water Bug (also called a Toe-biter)\" class=\"wp-image-3711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD.jpg 769w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD-105x71.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD-317x215.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD-423x287.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-02GMD-634x430.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,769px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giant Water Bug (&#8220;Toe-biter&#8221;)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/GiantWaterBug-011317.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"626\" data-id=\"6756\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/GiantWaterBug-011317.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Giant Water Bug\" class=\"wp-image-6756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/GiantWaterBug-011317.jpg 562w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/GiantWaterBug-011317-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/GiantWaterBug-011317-105x117.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/GiantWaterBug-011317-317x353.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/GiantWaterBug-011317-423x471.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,562px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giant Water Bug (&#8220;Toe-biter&#8221;)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"449\" data-id=\"3267\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-02.jpg\" alt=\"a Predaceous Diving Beetle\" class=\"wp-image-3267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-02.jpg 411w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-02-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-02-105x115.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-02-317x346.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,411px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Predaceous Diving Beetle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"596\" data-id=\"3259\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04.jpg\" alt=\"a Predaceous Diving Beetle\" class=\"wp-image-3259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04.jpg 712w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04-105x88.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04-317x265.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04-423x354.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/05\/PredaceousDivingBeetle-04-634x531.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Predaceous Diving Beetle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"571\" data-id=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a.jpg\" alt=\"Stonefly (adult) (this species emerges in Maine in early March, typically)\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a.jpg 517w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-105x116.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-317x350.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/Stonefly-March2011a-423x467.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,517px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stonefly (adult)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"619\" data-id=\"6728\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217.jpg\" alt=\"a Stonefly (the immatures\/nymphs are aquatic)\" class=\"wp-image-6728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217.jpg 923w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-317x213.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-423x284.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-634x425.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Stonefly011217-846x567.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,923px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stonefly (adult) (the immatures\/nymphs are aquatic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" data-id=\"12039\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"Pair of 'Small Winter Stoneflies' (family Capniidae), Old Town, Maine on March 11th, 2022\" class=\"wp-image-12039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-2048x1126.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-105x58.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-317x174.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-423x233.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-634x349.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-846x465.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-951x523.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Small-Winter-Stoneflies-by-EGrew-031122-1268x697.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small Winter Stoneflies (Old Town, Maine; 3\/11\/2022) (possibly <i>Allocapnia recta<\/i>) (Photo credit: courtesy of Edward S. Grew)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"780\" data-id=\"12075\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315.jpg\" alt=\"A male Dusky Cockroach (Ectobius lapponicus) (7\/13\/2015)\" class=\"wp-image-12075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315.jpg 772w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-105x106.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-317x320.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-423x427.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-634x641.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,772px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a wood roach (Dusky Cockroach, <i>Ectobius lapponicus<\/i>) (male) (Stetson, Maine; 7\/13\/2015)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"710\" data-id=\"12072\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park.jpg\" alt=\"A male Tawny cockroach (genus Ectobius) seen in Acadia National Park; Oct. 11th, 2009.\" class=\"wp-image-12072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park.jpg 955w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-105x78.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-317x236.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-423x314.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-634x471.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-846x629.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-951x707.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,955px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a wood roach (Tawny Cockroach, <i>Ectobius pallidus<\/i>) (male) (Acadia National Park, Maine; 10\/11\/2009)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14973_679be3-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14973_679be3-8e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attracted to Lights at Night:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/ants\/\"><strong>Ants with wings<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (especially carpenter ants) (queens and male drones)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/5031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brown Prionid<\/a> <\/strong>(a very large beetle) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/5233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Caddisflies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crane-flies\/\">Crane Flies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/dobsonflies\/\"><strong>Dobsonflies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fireflies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fishflies\/\"><strong>Fishflies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fungus-gnats\/\"><strong>Fungus Gnats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/giant-water-bug\/\"><strong>Giant Water Bugs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/galveston\/beneficials-in-the-garden-and-landscape\/ichneumonid-wasps-an-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ichneumonid wasps<\/strong><\/a> (Texas A&amp;M)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu\/lacewings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lacewings<\/strong><\/a> (Virginia Tech)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msue.anr.msu.edu\/news\/the_mayflies_are_coming_time_to_celebrate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mayflies<\/strong><\/a> (Michigan State Univ. Extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/118384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Microcaddisflies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/photos-butterflies-and-moths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Moths<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>some notable ones include:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/brown-tail-moth\/\"><strong>Browntail Moth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cecropia-moth\/\"><strong>Cecropia Moth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/photos-caterpillars-to-adults\/\">Luna Moth<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Antheraea-polyphemus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Polyphemus Moth<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Predaceous Diving Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scarab Beetles<\/strong> <em>such as:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/asiatic-garden-beetle\/\"><strong>Asiatic Garden Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/european-chafer\/\"><strong>European Chafers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/may-june-beetles\/\"><strong>May\/June Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/oriental-beetle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Oriental Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (NC State Extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/rose-chafer\/\"><strong>Rose Chafers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/spiders\/\"><strong>Spiders<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Stoneflies<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Wood Roaches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_606a77-76 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_606a77-76 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer alignwide kt-block-spacer-14973_606a77-76\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14973_f4c300-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14973_f4c300-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14973_f4c300-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14973_f4c300-1b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14973_f4c300-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14973_f4c300-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14973_f4c300-1b alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14973_00b6f3-09\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flying Around Outdoors (examples of perhaps less well-known flying insects that Mainers might encounter):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Well-known flying insects such as honey bees and bumblebees, Japanese beetles, mosquitoes, monarch butterflies, etc. are not included here since most people recognize those. We also have photo galleries for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/photos-butterflies-and-moths\/\">Butterflies and Moths<\/a><\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/bees-hornets-wasps\/\"><strong>Bees, Hornets and Wasps<\/strong><\/a> in order to help with the bulk of those identifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"455\" data-id=\"14860\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs.jpg\" alt=\"Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) (technically a type of yellowjacket)\" class=\"wp-image-14860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs.jpg 775w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs-105x62.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs-317x186.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs-423x248.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-for-TreesShrubs-634x372.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,775px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bald-faced Hornet (<i>Dolichovespula maculata<\/i>) (technically a type of yellowjacket) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"5647\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlisterBeetles-GMDill.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of several blister beetles\" class=\"wp-image-5647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlisterBeetles-GMDill.jpg 710w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlisterBeetles-GMDill-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlisterBeetles-GMDill-105x98.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlisterBeetles-GMDill-317x297.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlisterBeetles-GMDill-423x396.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlisterBeetles-GMDill-634x594.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,710px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blister Beetles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"748\" data-id=\"5648\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlackBlisterBeetle.jpg\" alt=\"a Black Blister Beetle, named Epicauta pennsylvanica (DeGeer)\" class=\"wp-image-5648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlackBlisterBeetle.jpg 572w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlackBlisterBeetle-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlackBlisterBeetle-105x137.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlackBlisterBeetle-317x415.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BlackBlisterBeetle-423x553.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,572px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black Blister Beetle &#8212; <i>Epicauta pennsylvanica<\/i> (DeGeer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"674\" data-id=\"12398\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber.jpg\" alt=\"a Glire Bot Fly (Genus Cuterebra) (likely either the Rodent Bot or Rabbit Bot) (Portland, ME; 6\/18\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Hazen Camber)\" class=\"wp-image-12398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber.jpg 517w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber-105x137.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber-317x413.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber-423x551.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,517px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bot Fly (Genus <i>Cuterebra<\/i>) (likely either the Mouse Bot, <i>C. fontinella<\/i>, or Rabbit Bot, <i>C. buccata<\/i>) (Portland, ME; 6\/18\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Hazen Camber)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"689\" data-id=\"4086\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a type of blow fly commonly called a Green Bottle Fly.\" class=\"wp-image-4086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02.jpg 911w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02-317x240.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02-423x320.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02-634x480.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/BlowFly-02-846x640.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,911px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A type of blow fly commonly called a Green Bottle Fly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"571\" data-id=\"6737\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a type of fly called a Blow Fly\" class=\"wp-image-6737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1.jpg 948w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-105x63.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-317x191.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-423x255.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-634x382.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Blow-Fly-1-846x510.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,948px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blow Fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" data-id=\"11533\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"an Eastern Boxelder Bug beside a US penny for relative size purposes\" class=\"wp-image-11533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-105x74.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-317x222.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-423x297.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-634x444.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-846x593.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-951x667.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eastern Boxelder Bug (<i>Boisea trivittata<\/i>) (adult stage) (Hallowell, ME; 4\/19\/2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"672\" data-id=\"11532\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921.jpg\" alt=\"Magnified view of an Eastern Boxelder Bug\" class=\"wp-image-11532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921.jpg 922w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-105x77.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-317x231.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-423x308.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-634x462.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-846x617.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,922px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eastern Boxelder Bug (<i>Boisea trivittata<\/i>) (adult stage) (Hallowell, ME; 4\/19\/2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"749\" data-id=\"14798\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited.jpg\" alt=\"A male Carpenter Ant with wings (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights)\" class=\"wp-image-14798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited.jpg 998w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-951x714.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-edited-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,998px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A male Carpenter Ant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"14797\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Carpenter Ant (Winged Queen)\" class=\"wp-image-14797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited.jpg 945w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-edited-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,945px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carpenter Ant (Winged Queen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"654\" data-id=\"5655\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a winged carpenter ant queen\" class=\"wp-image-5655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill.jpg 418w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-89x140.jpg 89w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-317x496.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,418px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carpenter Ant (Winged Queen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"854\" data-id=\"12333\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1024x854.jpg\" alt=\"Example of a Giant Casemaker Caddisfly (Oligostomis ocelligera) (Orono, ME; 5\/19\/2022)\" class=\"wp-image-12333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1536x1281.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-105x88.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-317x264.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-423x353.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-634x529.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-846x705.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-951x793.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922-1268x1057.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Giant-Casemaker-Caddisfly-Oligostomis-ocelligera-EGrew-051922.jpg 1553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a Giant Casemaker Caddisfly (<i>Oligostomis ocelligera<\/i>) (Orono, ME; 5\/19\/2022) (Photo credit: courtesy of Edward S. Grew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"748\" data-id=\"13556\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922.jpg\" alt=\"an Asiatic Garden Beetle next to a US penny (Maladera castanea) (North Yarmouth, ME; 8\/14\/2022)\" class=\"wp-image-13556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922.jpg 858w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-105x92.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-317x276.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-423x369.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-634x553.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/AsiaticGardenBeetle-080922-846x738.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,858px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asiatic Garden Beetle (<i>Maladera formosae<\/i>) (North Yarmouth, ME; 8\/14\/2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"855\" data-id=\"13838\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224.jpg\" alt=\"an Asiatic Garden Beetle (Maladera formosae) (7\/22\/2024)\" class=\"wp-image-13838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224.jpg 717w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-105x125.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-317x378.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-423x504.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Asiatic-Garden-Beetle-072224-634x756.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,717px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asiatic Garden Beetle (<i>Maladera formosae<\/i>) (7\/22\/2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"539\" data-id=\"4780\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/01\/EuropeanChaferAdult.jpg\" alt=\"picture of a European Chafer adult beetle\" class=\"wp-image-4780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/01\/EuropeanChaferAdult.jpg 687w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/01\/EuropeanChaferAdult-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/01\/EuropeanChaferAdult-105x82.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/01\/EuropeanChaferAdult-317x249.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/01\/EuropeanChaferAdult-423x332.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/01\/EuropeanChaferAdult-634x497.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,687px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">European Chafer (adult stage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"525\" data-id=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/RoseChafer2.jpg\" alt=\"a Rose Chafer (type of scarab beetle)\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/RoseChafer2.jpg 753w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/RoseChafer2-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/RoseChafer2-105x73.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/RoseChafer2-317x221.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/RoseChafer2-423x295.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/RoseChafer2-634x442.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,753px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Closer view of a Rose Chafer (The rose chafer is a type of scarab beetle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"318\" data-id=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/02\/RoseChafer.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Chafers\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/02\/RoseChafer.jpg 514w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/02\/RoseChafer-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/02\/RoseChafer-105x65.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/02\/RoseChafer-317x196.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/02\/RoseChafer-423x262.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,514px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rose Chafers (beetles)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"572\" data-id=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Cicada-02.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of an annual cicada in Etna, Maine\" class=\"wp-image-791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Cicada-02.jpg 758w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Cicada-02-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Cicada-02-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Cicada-02-317x239.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Cicada-02-423x319.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Cicada-02-634x478.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,758px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An Annual \/ Dog-day Cicada found in Maine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"916\" data-id=\"10057\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Pair of Annual Cicadas mating (photographed August 9th, 2019)\" class=\"wp-image-10057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019.jpg 771w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019-768x912.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019-105x125.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019-317x377.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019-423x503.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Cicadas-mating-08-09-2019-634x753.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,771px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pair of Annual Cicadas mating (Stetson, ME; 8\/9\/2019) (female below)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" data-id=\"12423\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"An Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp resting on a deck\" class=\"wp-image-12423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-317x239.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-423x319.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-634x479.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-846x639.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-951x718.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a-1268x957.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122a.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (<i>Sphecius speciosus<\/i>) (~1.5&#8243; long; solitary and non-aggressive) (often mistaken for a Murder Hornet due to its size) (Raymond Cape, ME; 7\/11\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Paul Tracy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12424\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp inside a glass jar\" class=\"wp-image-12424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Eastern-Cicada-Killer-PTracy-071122b.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (<i>Sphecius speciosus<\/i>) (~1.5&#8243; long; solitary and non-aggressive) (often mistaken for a Murder Hornet due to its size) (Raymond Cape, ME; 7\/11\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Paul Tracy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"547\" data-id=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a crane fly resting on a balsam fir branch\" class=\"wp-image-812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly.jpg 435w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-105x132.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-317x399.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Crane-Fly-423x532.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,435px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a Crane Fly (this one is a &#8220;Large Crane Fly&#8221; in the Tipulidae family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"538\" data-id=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg\" alt=\"a type of Crane Fly known as a Phantom Crane Fly (Family Ptychopteridae)\" class=\"wp-image-808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom.jpg 589w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-105x96.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-317x290.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CraneFly-Phantom-423x386.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,589px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phantom Crane Fly (Family Ptychopteridae)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"611\" data-id=\"6722\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a damselfly\" class=\"wp-image-6722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a-105x67.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a-317x204.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a-423x272.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a-634x407.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Damselfly011217a-846x544.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,951px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a Damselfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10564\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-788x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Elm Sawfly adult, resting on a pea plant\" class=\"wp-image-10564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-105x136.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-317x412.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-423x549.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-634x823.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME-846x1099.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120a-Elizabeth-Mehr-in-Edgecomb-ME.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,788px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elm Sawfly adult, resting on a pea plant (7\/1\/2020; Edgecomb, Maine) (Photo by E. Kerr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10566\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-667x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Elm Sawfly adult, resting on a pea plant\" class=\"wp-image-10566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-91x140.jpg 91w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-317x486.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-423x649.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-634x973.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-846x1298.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-951x1459.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,667px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elm Sawfly adult (resembles a large wasp) (7\/1\/2020; Edgecomb, Maine) (Photo by E. Kerr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"659\" data-id=\"4368\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a fishfly\" class=\"wp-image-4368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a.jpg 729w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-105x95.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-317x287.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-423x382.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/07\/Fishfly-labeled2013a-634x573.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,729px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fishfly adult (July 16th, 2016; central Maine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"578\" data-id=\"5671\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fishfly.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Fishfly adult\" class=\"wp-image-5671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fishfly.jpg 763w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fishfly-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fishfly-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fishfly-317x240.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fishfly-423x320.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fishfly-634x480.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,763px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fishfly adult (their larvae are aquatic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"672\" data-id=\"5745\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Flesh fly resting on a leaf\" class=\"wp-image-5745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly.jpg 832w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly-105x85.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly-317x256.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly-423x342.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Fleshfly-634x512.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,832px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flesh Fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"746\" data-id=\"10000\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019.jpg\" alt=\"a Locust Borer adult beside a US penny\" class=\"wp-image-10000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019.jpg 979w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-317x242.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-423x322.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-634x483.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-846x645.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/LocustBorer-Fall2019-951x725.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,979px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Locust Borer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1008\" data-id=\"11731\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-1024x1008.jpeg\" alt=\"A Sugar Maple Borer (a type of longhorned beetle that specializes on maple)\" class=\"wp-image-11731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-1024x1008.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-768x756.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-105x103.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-317x312.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-423x417.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-634x624.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-846x833.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-951x936.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-1268x1249.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Sugar-Maple-Borer-2021-MOMetcalf.jpeg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sugar Maple Borer (<i>Glycobius speciosus<\/i>) (6\/13\/2021; Panton, Vermont &#8212; but also found in Maine) (Photo courtesy of M.O. Metcalf)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"12378\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844.jpg\" alt=\"an Emerald Ash Borer on a leaf\" class=\"wp-image-12378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/05\/Emerald-Ash-Borer-Melissa-shutterstock_1092823844-951x634.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emerald Ash Borer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"510\" data-id=\"12383\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Six-spotted-Tiger-Beetle-Cicindela-sexguttata-EGrew-051222.jpg\" alt=\"Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) Orono, ME; 5\/12\/2022\" class=\"wp-image-12383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Six-spotted-Tiger-Beetle-Cicindela-sexguttata-EGrew-051222.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Six-spotted-Tiger-Beetle-Cicindela-sexguttata-EGrew-051222-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Six-spotted-Tiger-Beetle-Cicindela-sexguttata-EGrew-051222-105x89.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Six-spotted-Tiger-Beetle-Cicindela-sexguttata-EGrew-051222-317x269.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Six-spotted-Tiger-Beetle-Cicindela-sexguttata-EGrew-051222-423x360.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (<i>Cicindela sexguttata<\/i>) (Orono, ME; 5\/12\/2022) (Photo credit: courtesy of Edward S. Grew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"255\" data-id=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/TigerBeetles-01a.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/TigerBeetles-01a.jpg 332w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/TigerBeetles-01a-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/TigerBeetles-01a-105x81.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/TigerBeetles-01a-317x243.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,332px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (<i>Cicindela sexguttata<\/i>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"798\" data-id=\"12454\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Robber-Fly-Efferia-aestuans-JDill-071722b.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a robber fly in Maine, Efferia aestuans; photographed on July 17th, 2022\" class=\"wp-image-12454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Robber-Fly-Efferia-aestuans-JDill-071722b.jpg 563w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Robber-Fly-Efferia-aestuans-JDill-071722b-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Robber-Fly-Efferia-aestuans-JDill-071722b-99x140.jpg 99w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Robber-Fly-Efferia-aestuans-JDill-071722b-317x449.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Robber-Fly-Efferia-aestuans-JDill-071722b-423x600.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,563px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robber Fly (female <i>Efferia aestuans<\/i>) (Scarbarough, ME; 7\/17\/2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"773\" data-id=\"13084\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/March-Fly-052723.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a March Fly, Family Bibionidae (genus Bibio and likely Bibio femoratus)\" class=\"wp-image-13084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/March-Fly-052723.jpg 655w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/March-Fly-052723-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/March-Fly-052723-105x124.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/March-Fly-052723-317x374.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/March-Fly-052723-423x499.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/March-Fly-052723-634x748.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,655px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">March Fly (&#8220;Lovebug&#8221;) (Family Bibionidae; genus <i>Bibio<\/i>) (likely <i>Bibio femoratus<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 5\/27\/2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"556\" data-id=\"14802\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited.jpg\" alt=\"a Northeastern Pine Sawyer beetle (July 2015)\" class=\"wp-image-14802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited.jpg 989w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-634x356.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-951x535.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815a-edited-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,989px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Northeastern Pine Sawyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"786\" data-id=\"5954\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815b.jpg\" alt=\"Northeastern Pine Sawyer (closer view)\" class=\"wp-image-5954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815b.jpg 566w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815b-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815b-101x140.jpg 101w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815b-317x440.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/NortheasternPineSawyer-071815b-423x587.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,566px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Northeastern Pine Sawyer (closer view)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"604\" data-id=\"5398\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled.jpg\" alt=\"photo of pair of Whitespotted Sawyer beetles (male on left; female on right)\" class=\"wp-image-5398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled.jpg 797w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled-317x240.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled-423x321.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled-634x480.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,797px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Whitespotted Sawyer Beetles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7350\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-861x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A female Whitespotted sawyer beetle\" class=\"wp-image-7350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-768x913.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-105x125.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-317x377.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-423x503.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-634x754.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-846x1006.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285.jpg 937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,861px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Whitespotted Sawyer Beetle (female); Photo by C. Armstrong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"795\" data-id=\"11179\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD.jpg\" alt=\"Syrphid Fly on Queen Anne's Lace\" class=\"wp-image-11179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD.jpg 961w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-105x87.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-317x262.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-423x350.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-634x524.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-846x700.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/SyrphidFly-JFD-951x787.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,961px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of a Syrphid Fly (feeding on Queen Anne&#8217;s Lace pollen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"601\" data-id=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly.jpg\" alt=\"photo of an example of a Syrphid fly that mimics bee\/wasp-like patterning\" class=\"wp-image-685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly.jpg 783w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-105x81.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-317x243.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-423x325.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-634x487.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,783px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An example of a Hover fly or Syrphid fly that mimics bee\/wasp-like patterning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"538\" data-id=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/DroneFly.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of another example of a species of syrphid fly called a Drone Fly\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/DroneFly.jpg 629w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/DroneFly-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/DroneFly-105x90.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/DroneFly-317x271.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/DroneFly-423x362.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,629px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another specimen of a species of syrphid fly called a <b>Drone Fly<\/b> (sometimes written as one word: Dronefly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"4437\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Syrphid Fly - Dana Wilde from Unity (mid July 2013)\" class=\"wp-image-4437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013.jpg 640w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Syrphid-Fly-Dana-Wilde-from-Unity-mid-July-2013-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Syrphid Fly &#8211; Photo courtesy of Dana Wilde from Unity, ME (mid July 2013)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"464\" data-id=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-DroneFly-03.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Drone Fly (a type of Syrphid Fly which mimics a Honey Bee drone)\" class=\"wp-image-687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-DroneFly-03.jpg 555w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-DroneFly-03-e1649858013381-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-DroneFly-03-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-DroneFly-03-105x88.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-DroneFly-03-317x265.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/SyrphidFly-DroneFly-03-423x354.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,555px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><b>Drone Fly\/Dronefly<\/b> (a type of syrphid fly which mimics a honey bee drone, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/7183\"><i>Eristalis tenax<\/i><\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" data-id=\"11431\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-1024x811.jpg\" alt=\"A Tachinid fly in the genus Cylindromyia\" class=\"wp-image-11431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-105x83.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-317x251.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-423x335.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-634x502.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-846x670.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808-951x753.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-fly-Genus-Cylindromyia-061808.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Tachinid fly in the genus <i>Cylindromyia<\/i> (they are common flower visitors in open\/weedy areas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"4471\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Tachinid-Ashley-Anderson-Dayton-ME-July-2013b.jpg\" alt=\"Tachinid - Ashley Anderson (Dayton, ME) (July 2013)\" class=\"wp-image-4471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Tachinid-Ashley-Anderson-Dayton-ME-July-2013b.jpg 720w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Tachinid-Ashley-Anderson-Dayton-ME-July-2013b-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Tachinid-Ashley-Anderson-Dayton-ME-July-2013b-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Tachinid-Ashley-Anderson-Dayton-ME-July-2013b-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Tachinid-Ashley-Anderson-Dayton-ME-July-2013b-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Tachinid-Ashley-Anderson-Dayton-ME-July-2013b-634x845.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tachinid Fly &#8211; Photo courtesy of Ashley Anderson (Dayton, ME) (July 2013)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"11415\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Tachinid fly - probably Hystricia abrupta\" class=\"wp-image-11415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-105x135.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-317x409.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-423x545.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-634x817.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-846x1090.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020-951x1226.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Tachinid-Fly-Hystricia-abrupta-JAtherton-073020.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,794px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tachinid fly (likely <i>Hystricia abrupta<\/i>) (Newburgh, ME; 7\/28\/2020) The adults of this species feed on nectar and their larvae develop inside caterpillars (Photo courtesy of J Atherton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14973_1749dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14973_1749dc-66\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flying Around Outdoors:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/ants\/\"><strong>Ants<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (winged queens and male drones)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/asiatic-garden-beetle\/\"><strong>Asiatic Garden Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/bald-faced-hornet\/\"><strong>Bald-faced Hornets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/blister-beetles\/\"><strong>Blister Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/blow-flies-and-flesh-flies\/\"><strong>Blow Flies and Flesh Flies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/25501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Bot Flies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/251158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mouse Bot Fly<\/strong><\/a> <em>Cuterebra fontinella<\/em> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/53512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Rabbit Bot Fly<\/strong><\/a> <em>Cuterebra buccata<\/em> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/3598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Boxelder Bugs<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) <strong><em>See also:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/nuisance-insects\/boxelder-bugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boxelder Bugs<\/a><\/strong> (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.mo.gov\/discover-nature\/field-guide\/eastern-cicada-killer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Sphecius speciosus<\/em>) (Missouri Dept. of Conservation) <em><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cicadas\/\"><strong>Cicadas<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crane-flies\/\"><strong>Crane Flies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Damselflies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/elm-sawfly\/\"><strong>Elm Sawfly<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/emerald-ash-borer\/\"><strong>Emerald Ash Borer<\/strong><\/a> (invasive)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/european-chafer\/\"><strong>European Chafers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fishflies\/\"><strong>Fishflies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/locust-borer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Locust Borer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/3834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>March Flies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) | Helpful fact sheet: <a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/march-flies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>March Flies<\/strong><\/a> (NC State Extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/entomology.ces.ncsu.edu\/biological-control-information-center\/beneficial-predators\/robber-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Robber Flies<\/strong><\/a> (NC State Extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/rose-chafer\/\"><strong>Rose Chafers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/sawyer-beetles\/\"><strong>Sawyer Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/11426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sugar Maple Borer<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/syrphid-flies\/\"><strong>Syrphid Flies<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (also called&nbsp;Hover Flies or&nbsp;Flower Flies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hort.extension.wisc.edu\/articles\/tachinid-flies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tachinid Flies<\/strong><\/a> (University of Wisconsin)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tachinid Fly<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/33088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Hystricia abrupta<\/em><\/strong><\/a>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tachinid Fly<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/468623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Juriniopsis adusta<\/em><\/strong><\/a>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tachinid Fly<\/strong> (genus <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/9906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Cylindromyia<\/em><\/strong><\/a>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu\/galveston\/beneficials\/beneficial-33_tiger_beetles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tiger Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (Texas A&amp;M)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/check_lists\/77524-Tiger-Beetles-of-Vermont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiger Beetles of Vermont<\/a><\/strong> (iNaturalist)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maine IF&amp;W: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fish-wildlife\/wildlife\/species-information\/invertebrates\/rare-tiger-beetles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Rare Tiger Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ento.psu.edu\/extension\/factsheets\/ground-beetles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ground and Tiger Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (Penn State)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Six-spotted Tiger Beetle<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_8156a5-07 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-14973_8156a5-07 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