{"id":305,"date":"2010-10-05T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T18:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/homeowner-ipm\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:09:48","slug":"frequent-specimens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequent Specimens and Inquiries"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id305_9f180c-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id305_9f180c-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id305_9f180c-8d > .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, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id305_9f180c-8d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id305_9f180c-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id305_9f180c-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id305_9f180c-8d alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column305_e7c687-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column305_e7c687-53 > .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-column305_e7c687-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column305_e7c687-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column305_e7c687-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column305_e7c687-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column305_e7c687-53{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column305_e7c687-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column305_e7c687-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column305_e7c687-53\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequent Specimens and Inquiries:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you will find many of the most frequent critters that our Insect Diagnostic Lab handles on a routine basis, either through phone and e-mail inquiries, mail or in-person deliveries, or from conversations with people stopping in to visit us. <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fungus-gnats\/\"><strong>Fungus gnats<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/ants\/\"><strong>ants<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>wood roaches<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-white-grubs\/\"><strong>&#8216;white grubs&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> are always at the top of our yearly list.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id305_b1004d-a3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id305_b1004d-a3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id305_b1004d-a3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id305_b1004d-a3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id305_b1004d-a3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id305_b1004d-a3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id305_b1004d-a3 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column305_672036-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column305_672036-14 > .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-column305_672036-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column305_672036-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column305_672036-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column305_672036-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column305_672036-14{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column305_672036-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column305_672036-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column305_672036-14\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Often, Our Most Frequent Submissions\/Inquiries are:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-60\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/ants\/\">Ants<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/3598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>[Eastern] Boxelder Bugs<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) <strong><em>See also:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/nuisance-insects\/boxelder-bugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boxelder Bugs<\/a><\/strong> (Univ. of Minnesota Extension) (they come inside accidentally or in search of a warm location in which to spend the winter)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/brown-tail-moth\/\"><strong>Browntail Moth\/Caterpillar<\/strong><\/a> (2020 &#8211; 2022 saw heavy populations of this pest across much of Maine)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/carpenter-ants\/\">Carpenter Ants<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-342\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/carpet-beetles\/\">Carpet Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/photos-caterpillars-to-adults\/\">Caterpillars<\/a> (<em>and<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/sawflies\/\">sawfly larvae<\/a>) <\/strong>of all kinds, but especially these caterpillar species which are often very abundant:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/brown-tail-moth\/\"><strong>Browntail Moth Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/fall-webworm\/\"><strong>Fall Webworm Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/lymantria-dispar\/\"><strong>Spongy Moth Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/tussock-moth-caterpillars\/\">Tussock Caterpillars<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Cockroaches<\/strong><\/a> (many of our cockroach submissions turn out to be <strong>wood roaches<\/strong>, which live outside but sometimes find their way indoors accidentally)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hortnews.extension.iastate.edu\/2009\/8-12\/sawfly.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dogwood Sawfly<\/strong><\/a> (larvae) (Iowa State Univ Extension) (additional images, including the adult stage: <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/303138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BugGuide.net<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2550e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>European Red (Fire) Ants<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-350\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-fleas\/\">Fleas<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-348\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-fruit-flies\/\">Fruit Flies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fungus-gnats\/\"><strong>Fungus Gnats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/galveston\/beneficials-in-the-garden-and-landscape\/ichneumonid-wasps-an-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ichneumonid wasps<\/strong><\/a> (Texas A&amp;M)<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-338\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\">Indian Meal Moths \/ Pantry Moths<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-320\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-japanese-beetles\/\">Japanese Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jumping Worms<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/horticulture\/jumpingworms.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jumping\/Snake (Amynthas) Worms in Maine<\/strong><\/a> (Maine Dept of ACF)<\/li>\n<li>If you believe you\u2019ve found a Jumping Worm in Maine: <a href=\"https:\/\/survey123.arcgis.com\/share\/1034f4039e1c4dd585e45e9d04b90979?portalUrl=https:\/\/gis.maine.gov\/arcgisportal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jumping Worm(s) Report Form<\/strong><\/a> (Maine Dept of ACF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mites<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/insect-relatives\/bird-mites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bird Mites<\/strong><\/a> [will bite people in the absence of their bird host(s)] (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/clover-mites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Clover Mites<\/strong><\/a> (Penn State)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hortnews.extension.iastate.edu\/mold-mites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mold Mites<\/strong><\/a> (Iowa State University)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5039e\/\"><b>Spider Mites<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/photos-butterflies-and-moths\/\">Moths<\/a> <\/strong>(of all kinds)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\">Pantry Moths<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/pavement-ants\/\">Pavement Ants<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-rose-chafers\/\">Rose Chafers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/sawflies\/\"><strong>Sawfly larvae<\/strong><\/a> (many different species)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/programs\/master-gardener\/counties\/clinton\/news\/solitary-bees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Solitary Ground-nesting Bees<\/strong><\/a> (Penn State)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5039e\/\">Spider Mites<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-315\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/photo-gallery\/spiders\/\">Spiders<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/springtails\/\"><strong>Springtails \/ Snowfleas<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/46164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Strawberry Seed Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-326\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/\">Ticks<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3557\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/western-conifer-seed-bugs\/\">Western Conifer Seed Bugs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-307\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-white-grubs\/\">White Grubs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-5561\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/whitespotted-sawyer-beetles\/\">Whitespotted Sawyer Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Wood Roaches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-333\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-yellowjackets\/\"><strong>Yellowjackets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .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-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column305_d2b4cc-46\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Photo Examples of Many of Our Frequent Submissions\/Inquiries:<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-305 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921b-e1642540584908-150x132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Eastern Boxelder Bug beside a US penny for relative size purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11533\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11533'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Boxelder Bug (<i>Boisea trivittata<\/i>) (adult stage) (Hallowell, ME; 4\/19\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Boxelder-Bug-041921-e1642540514734-150x118.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Magnified view of an Eastern Boxelder Bug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11532\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11532'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Boxelder Bug (<i>Boisea trivittata<\/i>) (adult stage) (Hallowell, ME; 4\/19\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Brown-tail Moth caterpillar - late instar stage\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9166'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Moth (late instar caterpillar stage)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/Browntail-Caterpillars-Photo-by-Jamie-Graves-WatervilleME-051221.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/Browntail-Caterpillars-Photo-by-Jamie-Graves-WatervilleME-051221-e1657828871162-150x145.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cluster of Browntail Moth caterpillars on a crabapple tree in Waterville, Maine (May 12th, 2021) (photo by Jamie Graves)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11604\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11604'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Caterpillars on a crabapple tree in Waterville, Maine; 5\/12\/2021 (Photo courtesy of Jamie Graves)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BTM-Caterpillars-LincolnvilleCenter-060519.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BTM-Caterpillars-LincolnvilleCenter-060519-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Browntail Moth (pair of caterpillars feeding on apple leaves)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BTM-Caterpillars-LincolnvilleCenter-060519-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/BTM-Caterpillars-LincolnvilleCenter-060519-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9878'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Moth (late-instar caterpillars feeding on wild apple leaves; Lincolnville Center, ME &#8211; 6\/5\/2019)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/Brown-tail-Nest-labeled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/Brown-tail-Nest-labeled-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Browntail Moth nest of caterpillars as seen during the spring or early summer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/Brown-tail-Nest-labeled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/Brown-tail-Nest-labeled-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2116'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Moth (example of a spring\/early summer-season nest)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/PavementAnts.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/PavementAnts-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"PavementAnts\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/PavementAnts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/PavementAnts-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-188'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/pavement-ants\/\">Pavement Ants<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CarpenterAnt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CarpenterAnt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CarpenterAnt\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CarpenterAnt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CarpenterAnt-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/carpenter-ants\/\">Carpenter Ants<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (worker) Camponotus pennsylvanicus (central Maine; 6\/13\/2009)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11486'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Black Carpenter Ant (worker) (<i>Camponotus pennsylvanicus<\/i>) (central Maine; 6\/13\/2009)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<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=\"105\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-e1647631388444-105x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a winged carpenter ant queen\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5655\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5655'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpenter Ant (Winged Queen)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A male Carpenter Ant with wings (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11483'>\n\t\t\t\tA male Carpenter Ant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpetBeetle1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpetBeetle1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Carpet Beetles and Carpet Beetle larvae\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpetBeetle1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpetBeetle1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-366'>\n\t\t\t\tA pair of Black Carpet Beetles and two carpet beetle larvae\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/05\/Varied-Carpet-Beetle-050323.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/05\/Varied-Carpet-Beetle-050323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) (specimen from Orono, ME; 5\/3\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/05\/Varied-Carpet-Beetle-050323-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/05\/Varied-Carpet-Beetle-050323-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13025'>\n\t\t\t\tVaried Carpet Beetle (<i>Anthrenus verbasci<\/i>) next to a U.S. penny for scale purposes (specimen from Orono, ME; 5\/3\/2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909-e1697223267409-145x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Last instar stage of a Dogwood Sawfly larva - August 9th, 2009 in Medway, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10972\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10972'>\n\t\t\t\tFinal larval instar of the Dogwood Sawfly (<i>Macremphytus testaceus<\/i>) (August 9th, 2009; Medway, Maine) (Similar to a White Pine Sawfly larva)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Wood-Roach-Dusky-061918.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Wood-Roach-Dusky-061918-e1648135724613-150x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a male Dusky Cockroach (Ectobius lapponicus) (Stetson, Maine; 6\/19\/2018)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12098\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12098'>\n\t\t\t\tDusky Cockroach (<i>Ectobius lapponicus<\/i>) (a type of wood roach that lives outdoors) (male) (Stetson, Maine; 6\/19\/2018)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"closeup of a European Red Ant \/ European Fire Ant - from Calais, Maine on June 10th, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11940'>\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Red [Fire] Ant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/01\/FallWebworm-01-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/01\/FallWebworm-01-1-e1657828777126-150x148.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Fall Webworm caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3839\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3839'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/fall-webworm\/\">Fall Webworm<\/a> caterpillar (early stage of development) (these build nests but they are not considered to harm most trees that are generally healthy)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Fall-Webworm-Farmington-ME-090520.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Fall-Webworm-Farmington-ME-090520-e1657828689759-150x137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a mature Fall Webworm larva (Farmington, ME; 9\/5\/2020)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10899\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10899'>\n\t\t\t\tA mature Fall Webworm larva (Farmington, ME; 9\/5\/2020)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"image of a flea -- a Cat Flea\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1.jpg 447w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Flea1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-369'>\n\t\t\t\tFleas (Cat Flea shown here)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/01\/FruitFly011.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/01\/FruitFly011-e1551378243743-150x136.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a typical household fruit fly walking on a bathroom mirror\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3971\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3971'>\n\t\t\t\tRed-eyed Fruit Fly (melanogaster Meigen) (close-up view)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Fungus-Gnats.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/03\/Fungus-Gnats-e1657829462361-150x148.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of three Fungus gnats captured on a yellow sticky card placed inside a potted houseplant (Dark-winged Fungus Gnats; Family Sciaridae) card.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6510\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6510'>\n\t\t\t\tDark-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)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Fungus-Gnat-Genus-Trichonta-112721.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Fungus-Gnat-Genus-Trichonta-112721-e1648145136660-150x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Closeup of a Fungus Gnat (genus Trichonta (Cape Elizabeth, ME; 11\/27\/2021)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12105\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12105'>\n\t\t\t\tCloseup view of a fungus gnat (this particular specimen belongs to the genus called <i>Trichonta<\/i>) (Cape Elizabeth, ME; 11\/27\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a picture of a Hickory Tussock moth caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1314'>\n\t\t\t\tHickory Tussock (the hairs on many <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/tussock-moth-caterpillars\/\">tussock caterpillars<\/a> can cause an itchy rash)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Pantry\/Flour moth next to a US penny for scale purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11356'>\n\t\t\t\tPantry Moth \/ Flour Moth (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Flour\/Pantry Moth (magnified view; older specimen with fewer scales left on its wings)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11366'>\n\t\t\t\tPantry Moth \/ Flour Moth (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>) with fewer scales remaining on its wings (likely an older specimen)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/JapaneseBeetles-04.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/JapaneseBeetles-04-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Japanese Beetle on a milkweed leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/JapaneseBeetles-04-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/JapaneseBeetles-04-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-322'>\n\t\t\t\tJapanese Beetle (on a milkweed leaf)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Japanese-Beetles-on-Highbush-Blueberry-072709.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Japanese-Beetles-on-Highbush-Blueberry-072709-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A mating pair of Japanese Beetles on highbush blueberry (Albion, Maine; 7\/27\/2009)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Japanese-Beetles-on-Highbush-Blueberry-072709-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Japanese-Beetles-on-Highbush-Blueberry-072709-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11075'>\n\t\t\t\tA mating pair of Japanese Beetles on highbush blueberry (Albion, Maine; 7\/27\/2009)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/RoseChafer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/RoseChafer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rose Chafer beetles\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/RoseChafer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/RoseChafer-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-199'>\n\t\t\t\tRose Chafers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/SolitaryBee.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/SolitaryBee-e1647631913593-150x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Example of a solitary bee, visiting flowers of Purple Vetch \/ Cow Pea\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-453\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-453'>\n\t\t\t\tExample of a solitary ground-nesting bee<\/b> (Port Clyde, ME; 7\/11\/2009)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/TwoSpottedSpiderMite3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/TwoSpottedSpiderMite3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Two-Spotted Spider Mites\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/TwoSpottedSpiderMite3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/TwoSpottedSpiderMite3-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-488'>\n\t\t\t\tSpider Mites (leaves with webbing are a telltale sign)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-Caterpillar-062021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-Caterpillar-062021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spongy Moth Caterpillar, Lymantria dispar, in Etna, Maine on June 20th, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-Caterpillar-062021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-Caterpillar-062021-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12142'>\n\t\t\t\tLate instar stage <i>Lymantria dispar<\/i> (Spongy Moth) caterpillar (Etna, ME; 6\/20\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/WolfSpider01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/WolfSpider01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a wolf spider; family Lycosidae\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/WolfSpider01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/WolfSpider01-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7126'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/spiders\/\">Spiders<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Springtail-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Springtail-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dissecting scope image of a springtail\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Springtail-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/01\/Springtail-02-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6709'>\n\t\t\t\tCloseup of a Springtail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/05\/DeerVersusDogTick.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/05\/DeerVersusDogTick-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of a deer tick next to a dog tick (both are unfed or non-engorged, and both are beside a US penny for relative size comparisons)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/05\/DeerVersusDogTick-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/05\/DeerVersusDogTick-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1746'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/tickid\/\">Ticks<\/a><br> (mostly Deer ticks and Dog ticks)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WesternConiferSeedBug-close.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WesternConiferSeedBug-close-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WesternConiferSeedBug-close-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WesternConiferSeedBug-close-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5804'>\n\t\t\t\tWestern Conifer Seed Bug\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/WhiteGrub-01GMD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/WhiteGrub-01GMD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White Grub \/ scarab beetle larva\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/WhiteGrub-01GMD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/WhiteGrub-01GMD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3695'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Grub\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/WhitespottedSawyer-labeled-e1551377847936-150x119.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of pair of Whitespotted Sawyer beetles (male on left; female on right)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5398\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5398'>\n\t\t\t\tWhitespotted Sawyer Beetles\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A female Whitespotted sawyer beetle\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/06\/Img_4285-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7350'>\n\t\t\t\tWhitespotted Sawyer Beetle (female); Photo by C. Armstrong\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<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=\"150\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Dusky-Cockroach-Ectobius-lapponicus-071315-e1648135705205-150x128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A male Dusky Cockroach (Ectobius lapponicus) (7\/13\/2015)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12075\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12075'>\n\t\t\t\tExample of a wood roach (Dusky Cockroach, <i>Ectobius lapponicus<\/i>) (male) (Stetson, Maine; 7\/13\/2015)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<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=\"150\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ectobius-Cockroach-101109-Acadia-National-Park-e1648135767143-150x119.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A male Tawny cockroach (genus Ectobius) seen in Acadia National Park; Oct. 11th, 2009.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12072\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12072'>\n\t\t\t\tExample of a wood roach (Tawny Cockroach, <i>Ectobius pallidus<\/i>) (male) (Acadia National Park, Maine; 10\/11\/2009)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a yellowjacket worker\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-02-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-336'>\n\t\t\t\tCommon Aerial Yellowjacket\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequent Specimens and Inquiries: Here you will find many of the most frequent critters that our Insect Diagnostic Lab handles on a routine basis, either through phone and e-mail inquiries, mail or in-person deliveries, or from conversations with people stopping in to visit us. 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