{"id":49,"date":"2010-09-24T12:11:06","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T16:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/homeowner-ipm\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:37:41","slug":"further-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/further-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Further Help \/ Additional Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/pest-id\/additional-photo-resources\/\"><strong>Additional Photos<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/strong><em>[m\u00e1s fotos] [d&#8217;autres photos]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\">Insect\/Spider ID:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em>[<span id=\"result_box\" lang=\"es\">la identificaci\u00f3n de insectos] [<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"fr\"><span class=\"hps\">l&#8217;identification des insectes<\/span><\/span>]<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/submitting-insect-specimens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Submit Your Specimen(s)<\/strong><\/a> to our lab.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try out our<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/idl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photo Submission Form<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/skin-problems-and-treatments\/morgellons-disease-what-is-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgellons Disease<\/a><\/strong> (WebMD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>Pesticide\u00a0Resources<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em>[Plaguicidas Recursos] [Ressources pesticides]<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Maine\u00a0Board of Pesticides Control<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/pesticide-application-companies.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For-Hire Pesticide Application Companies<\/strong><\/a> (Maine Board of Pesticides Control)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/pesticide-safety\/manuals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pesticide Applicator Training Materials<\/strong><\/a> (purchasable online)<\/li>\n<li><strong>EPA &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/safepestcontrol\/home-safe-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Pesticides\u00a0in the Home<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>EPA &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pesticide-incidents\/pesticide-safety-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Pesticides:\u00a0Health and Safety<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>EPA &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pesticide-labels\/keep-safe-read-label-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Reading\u00a0a Pesticide Label<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (Learn about the different parts of a pesticide label)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\">Gardening:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em>[jardiner\u00eda] [jardinage]<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/managing-insects-diseases-and-animal-pests\/\"><strong>Ask the Expert FAQs: Managing Insects, Diseases, and Animal Pests<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Do you have a gardening question? <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ask Our Experts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/vegetable-gardening-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Plant ID Submission Form<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A listing and description of our UMaine Extension <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/home\/garden-and-yard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Garden &amp; Yard publications<\/b><\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>One example: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2862&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Smart Gardener: A Learning Guide for Home Vegetable Growers<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/maine-home-garden-news\/\"><b>Maine Home Garden News<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (University of Maine Cooperative Extension)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/ePOS\/form=item.html&amp;item=2188&amp;store=413\"><b>Pest Management for the Home Vegetable Garden in Maine<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (UMaine Extension publication)<\/li>\n<li>The University of Maryland&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umd.edu\/hgic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Home &amp; Garden Information Center<\/b><\/a><\/strong><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\">Additional Pest Management Resources:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em>[Recursos adicionales de control de plagas] [Des informations suppl\u00e9mentaires sur les ravageurs et les moyens de les contr\u00f4ler]<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>List of <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/ipm\/programs\/\"><strong>Maine Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/gotpests\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Got\u00a0Pests?<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (Maine.gov)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/gotpests\/othercritters\/index.htm\"><b>Other Critters<\/b><\/a>: Bats, House Mouse, Rats, Moles, Voles, Chipmunks, Squirrels, Woodchucks, and more! <\/strong>(Maine.gov)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maine Forest Service:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/mfs\/forest_health\/insect_disease_fact_sheets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Insect &amp; Disease Fact Sheets<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/?s=pest+reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>MOFGA&#8217;s Pest Reports<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (provides Maine pest reports periodically)<\/li>\n<li>Cornell&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecommons.cornell.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/1813\/43849\/IPM-homes-bro-NYSIPM.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>IPM for Homes<\/b><\/a> <\/strong>(A variety of pest management tips) and <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.cornell.edu\/new-york-state-integrated-pest-management\/outreach-education\/ipm-areas\/community-ipm#structural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>IPM for Homes and Buildings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stoppests.org\/what-is-ipm\/guide\/?thvqr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Integrated Pest Management: A Guide for Affordable Housing<\/strong><\/a> (Northeastern IPM Center; Cornell)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cornell: <a href=\"https:\/\/nysipm.cornell.edu\/whats-bugging-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><b>What&#8217;s Bugging You?<\/b><\/em><\/a><b><\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/ePOS\/form=item.html&amp;item=2188&amp;store=413\"><b>Pest Management for the Home Vegetable Garden in Maine<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (UMaine Extension publication)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uky.edu\/Ag\/CritterFiles\/casefile\/casefile.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>&#8220;Critter Files&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/strong> at the University of Kentucky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#8220;Featured Creatures&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> at the University of Florida<\/li>\n<li><strong>Univ. of Connecticut&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/caes\/cwp\/view.asp?a=2823&amp;q=377514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Plant Pest Handbook Search Page<\/b><\/a><\/strong> <strong>(searchable by plant)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nevegetable.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>New England Vegetable Management Guide<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.umass.edu\/fruit\/publications\/new-england-small-fruit-management-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>New England Small Fruit Management Guide<\/b><\/a> <\/strong>(UMass Amherst)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The University of Maryland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umd.edu\/hgic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Home &amp; 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