{"id":491,"date":"2010-10-18T13:59:49","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/homeowner-ipm\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:37:42","slug":"med-vet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/med-vet\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical and Veterinary"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id491_315b25-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id491_315b25-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id491_315b25-5f > .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-id491_315b25-5f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id491_315b25-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id491_315b25-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id491_315b25-5f alignnone 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-column491_af2abe-de > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column491_af2abe-de > .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-column491_af2abe-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column491_af2abe-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column491_af2abe-de > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column491_af2abe-de > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column491_af2abe-de{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column491_af2abe-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column491_af2abe-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column491_af2abe-de\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2>Photo Gallery: Critters of Medical and Veterinary Significance<\/h2>\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-491 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/2019\/05\/American-Cockroach-Maine-2019b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/American-Cockroach-Maine-2019b-e1648049622400-150x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An American Cockroach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9763\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9763'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Cockroach (female)\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\/12\/AmericanCockroach.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/12\/AmericanCockroach-e1648132191183-150x124.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of an American Cockroach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2309\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2309'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Cockroach (female)\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\/AmericanCockroach-Ootheca.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\/AmericanCockroach-Ootheca-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"closeup image of an American cockroach&#039;s egg case, called an ootheca.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/AmericanCockroach-Ootheca-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/AmericanCockroach-Ootheca-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-1-7162'>\n\t\t\t\tEgg Case (Ootheca) from an American Cockroach\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\/AmericanCockroaches-JFD.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\/AmericanCockroaches-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a pair of American Cockroaches (a male and a female)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/AmericanCockroaches-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/02\/AmericanCockroaches-JFD-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-1-7164'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Cockroaches<br>(Male versus Female)\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\/Baldfaced-Hornets-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\/2015\/03\/Baldfaced-Hornets-labeled-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo f Baldfaced Hornets (guarding their nest)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Baldfaced-Hornets-labeled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/Baldfaced-Hornets-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-1-5549'>\n\t\t\t\tBald-faced Hornets (guarding their nest)\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\/2019\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Bald-facedHornet-01-e1662479206431-150x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A bald-faced hornet holding the remnants of an insect which was probably preyed upon by the hornet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7985\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7985'>\n\t\t\t\tBald-faced Hornet\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\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Various-Stages-113022.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Various-Stages-113022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bed Bugs (various instar stages; two smaller nymphs [top of photo] and two adults [lower right])\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Various-Stages-113022-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Various-Stages-113022-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Various-Stages-113022-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Various-Stages-113022-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Various-Stages-113022-32x32.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-1-14383'>\n\t\t\t\tBed Bugs (various instar stages; two smaller nymphs [top of photo] and two adults [lower right])\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\/2025\/03\/Pair-of-Bed-Bug-eggs-072524-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Pair-of-Bed-Bug-eggs-072524-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A pair of Bed Bug eggs with the edge of a penny showing for scale purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Pair-of-Bed-Bug-eggs-072524-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Pair-of-Bed-Bug-eggs-072524-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Pair-of-Bed-Bug-eggs-072524-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Pair-of-Bed-Bug-eggs-072524-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Pair-of-Bed-Bug-eggs-072524-1-32x32.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-1-14396'>\n\t\t\t\tA pair of Bed Bug eggs next to a US penny\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\/12\/Bed-Bug-byGMDill.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/12\/Bed-Bug-byGMDill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of an adult bed bug on a person\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/12\/Bed-Bug-byGMDill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/12\/Bed-Bug-byGMDill-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-1-4766'>\n\t\t\t\tBed Bug (adult female)\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\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Adults-042623.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Adults-042623-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Two adult bed bugs (male on left and female on right) (photographed 4\/26\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Adults-042623-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Adults-042623-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Adults-042623-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Adults-042623-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bugs-Adults-042623-32x32.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-1-14384'>\n\t\t\t\tBed Bugs (left: male; right: female) (4\/26\/2023)\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\/2025\/04\/Bed-Bug-male-072524.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Bed-Bug-male-072524-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Bed Bug (adult male) (photographed on 7\/25\/2024)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Bed-Bug-male-072524-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Bed-Bug-male-072524-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Bed-Bug-male-072524-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Bed-Bug-male-072524-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Bed-Bug-male-072524-32x32.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-1-15008'>\n\t\t\t\tBed Bug (adult male) (7\/25\/2024)\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\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Male-042722.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Male-042722-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"dorsal view of an engorged male Bed Bug (photo taken 4\/27\/2022)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Male-042722-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Male-042722-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Male-042722-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Male-042722-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Male-042722-32x32.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-1-14381'>\n\t\t\t\tBed Bug (an engorged male) (dorsal view) (4\/27\/2022)\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\/BedBugs-seed-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\/2015\/03\/BedBugs-seed-labeled-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo comparing a Bed bug adult with a nymph, plus a sesame seed for size comparisons.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BedBugs-seed-labeled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/BedBugs-seed-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-1-5576'>\n\t\t\t\tSize Comparisons: Adult Bed Bug (Left), Bed Bug Nymph (Middle), and Sesame Seed (Right)\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\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Molt-100522.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Molt-100522-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The hollow exoskeleton left behind by a bed bug that molted (dorsal view)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Molt-100522-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Molt-100522-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Molt-100522-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Molt-100522-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Bed-Bug-Molt-100522-32x32.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-1-14382'>\n\t\t\t\tThe hollow exoskeleton left behind by a bed bug that molted (dorsal view)\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\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/06\/Glire-Bot-Fly-061822-HCamber-e1655933895135-150x146.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12398\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12398'>\n\t\t\t\tBot 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)\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\/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\/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><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\/Browntail-Caterpillar-060619.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\/Browntail-Caterpillar-060619-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Browntail Moth (late instar caterpillar on a wild apple leaf; Lincolnville Center, ME - 6\/5\/2019)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Browntail-Caterpillar-060619-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Browntail-Caterpillar-060619-32x32.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-1-12165'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Moth (late instar caterpillar on a wild apple leaf; Lincolnville Center, ME &#8211; 6\/5\/2019)\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\/2021\/09\/Browntail-Moths-070121-JDill.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\/09\/Browntail-Moths-070121-JDill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"three Browntail moths - Maine; July 1st, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/Browntail-Moths-070121-JDill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/Browntail-Moths-070121-JDill-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-1-11837'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Moths; note the brown &#8216;tail&#8217; at the end of the abdomen (Kennebec County, Maine, 7\/1\/2021)\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\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121.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\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A cluster of Browntail Moths in Kennebec County (7\/1\/2021)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moths-Maine-closer-view-070121-32x32.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-1-11760'>\n\t\t\t\tCloser view of some Browntail Moths from the adjacent photo (Kennebec County, Maine, 7\/1\/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\/2024\/07\/BTM-rash-fingers-052322.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/BTM-rash-fingers-052322-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Example of an unfortunate reaction to the Browntail caterpillar hairs on a person&#039;s fingers. May 23rd, 2022.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/BTM-rash-fingers-052322-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/BTM-rash-fingers-052322-32x32.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-1-13686'>\n\t\t\t\tExample of an unfortunate reaction to the Browntail caterpillar hairs on a person&#8217;s fingers. May 23rd, 2022.\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\/2024\/07\/Browntail-reaction-to-hairs-July12th2021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Browntail-reaction-to-hairs-July12th2021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Example of a typical reaction to the Browntail caterpillar hairs on a person&#039;s arm. July 12th, 2021.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Browntail-reaction-to-hairs-July12th2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Browntail-reaction-to-hairs-July12th2021-32x32.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-1-13683'>\n\t\t\t\tExample of a typical reaction to the Browntail caterpillar hairs on a person&#8217;s arm. July 12th, 2021.\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\/2021\/05\/Rash-from-Browntail-Caterpillars-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\/2021\/05\/Rash-from-Browntail-Caterpillars-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A rash of red welts on the back of a person&#039;s neck, caused by the hairs of browntail caterpillars.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/Rash-from-Browntail-Caterpillars-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/Rash-from-Browntail-Caterpillars-1-537x535.jpg 537w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/Rash-from-Browntail-Caterpillars-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-1-11680'>\n\t\t\t\tAn example of a bad case of the skin rash that the hairs from the browntail caterpillars&#8211;and later on their cocoons&#8211;can cause. Staff Photo, taken 5\/26\/21.\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\/2019\/05\/Deer-Tick-Adult-Female-and-Nymph.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\/Deer-Tick-Adult-Female-and-Nymph-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Deer Ticks (adult on the left and a nymph on the right)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Deer-Tick-Adult-Female-and-Nymph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Deer-Tick-Adult-Female-and-Nymph-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-1-9060'>\n\t\t\t\tFemale Deer Ticks &#8212; adult (left) and a nymph (right); female deer ticks&#8211;adults as well as nymphs&#8211;are capable of spreading Lyme disease. (<i>see also<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/photos\/\">Tick Photos<\/a>)\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\/04\/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\/04\/DeerVersusDogTick-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Deer Tick and a Dog Tick together, side-by-side for size comparison -- both are unengorged\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/DeerVersusDogTick-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/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-1-1534'>\n\t\t\t\tDeer Tick and Dog Tick (side-by-side comparison) (both are non-engorged \/ have not fed; both are females) (<i>see also<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/photos\/\">Tick Photos<\/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\/2014\/02\/Ticks-Deer-and-Dog-Engorged-labeled-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\/2014\/02\/Ticks-Deer-and-Dog-Engorged-labeled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo showing an engorged Deer tick (left) and an engorged Dog tick (right) side-by-side\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/02\/Ticks-Deer-and-Dog-Engorged-labeled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/02\/Ticks-Deer-and-Dog-Engorged-labeled-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-1-4890'>\n\t\t\t\tEngorged Ticks (Deer Tick versus Dog Tick) (<i>see also<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/photos\/\">Tick Photos<\/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\/2014\/02\/DogTickEngorgedFemale-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\/2014\/02\/DogTickEngorgedFemale-labeled-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of an engorged Dog tick (shows the dark area behind the head that is rather hexagonal in shape and is a way to tell the difference between a female deer tick and a female dog tick)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/02\/DogTickEngorgedFemale-labeled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2014\/02\/DogTickEngorgedFemale-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-1-4883'>\n\t\t\t\tDog Tick (engorged female) (<i>see also<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/photos\/\">Tick Photos<\/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\/2019\/04\/Woodchuck-Ticks-Ixodes-cookei.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\/04\/Woodchuck-Ticks-Ixodes-cookei-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Picture showing a pair of Woodchuck Ticks, side-by-side (one is engorged and one is not)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Woodchuck-Ticks-Ixodes-cookei-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Woodchuck-Ticks-Ixodes-cookei-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-1-8836'>\n\t\t\t\tWoodchuck Ticks (<i>see also<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/photos\/\">Tick Photos<\/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\/10\/BlackFlies1.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\/BlackFlies1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A composite photo that shows two images of three black flies in total, all starting to feed on a person.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/BlackFlies1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/BlackFlies1-32x32.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-1-513'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack Flies (their larvae are aquatic)\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\/2015\/03\/DeerFly.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\/DeerFly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of a Deer fly preparing to bite a person\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/DeerFly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/DeerFly-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-1-5718'>\n\t\t\t\tDeer Fly (their larvae are aquatic)\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\/DeerFlies.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/DeerFlies-e1653062314632-150x142.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Deer Flies - click for some additional images\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-498\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-498'>\n\t\t\t\tDeer Flies (additional examples)\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 landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/CatFleaBites.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\/CatFleaBites-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bites from Cat Fleas on a child&#039;s feet and legs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/CatFleaBites-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/CatFleaBites-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-1-2059'>\n\t\t\t\tCat Flea bites on a child&#8217;s feet and legs\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\/02\/German-Cockroach-2017a.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\/02\/German-Cockroach-2017a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of a German cockroach female beside a US penny\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/02\/German-Cockroach-2017a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/02\/German-Cockroach-2017a-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-1-6835'>\n\t\t\t\tGerman cockroach (female) (<i>Blattella germanica<\/i>)\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\/GiantWaterBug-03GMD.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\/GiantWaterBug-03GMD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Giant Water Bug beside a U.S. quarter for size comparison\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-03GMD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-03GMD-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-1-3718'>\n\t\t\t\tGiant Water Bug (&#8220;Toe-biter&#8221;)\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\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-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\/GiantWaterBug-01GMD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Giant Water Bug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-01GMD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/11\/GiantWaterBug-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-1-3717'>\n\t\t\t\tGiant Water Bug (&#8220;Toe-biter&#8221;)\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\/03\/GiantWaterBug-04GMD.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\/03\/GiantWaterBug-04GMD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Giant Water Bug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/GiantWaterBug-04GMD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/GiantWaterBug-04GMD-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-1-8506'>\n\t\t\t\tGiant Water Bug (&#8220;Toe-biter&#8221;)\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\/11\/HeadLice-01.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\/11\/HeadLice-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"closeup view of a pair of head lice\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/HeadLice-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/HeadLice-01-32x32.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-1-844'>\n\t\t\t\tHead Lice\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\/11\/HeadLice-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\/11\/HeadLice-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a single head louse\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/HeadLice-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/HeadLice-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-1-843'>\n\t\t\t\tHead Louse\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\/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\/2013\/02\/HorseFly-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/HorseFly-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Horse Fly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/HorseFly-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/HorseFly-01-32x32.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-1-4118'>\n\t\t\t\tHorse Fly\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\/HorseFly2.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\/HorseFly2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Horse Fly on a person&#039;s hand\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/HorseFly2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/HorseFly2-32x32.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-1-5732'>\n\t\t\t\tHorse Fly\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\/HorseFly.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\/HorseFly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Combination of two photos; each photo is a closeup image of a Horse Fly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/HorseFly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/HorseFly-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-1-502'>\n\t\t\t\tHorse Flies (additional examples)\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\/02\/mosquito-larvae-GMD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/mosquito-larvae-GMD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo showing three mosquito larvae\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/mosquito-larvae-GMD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/mosquito-larvae-GMD-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-1-4135'>\n\t\t\t\tMosquito larvae\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/2010\/10\/MosquitoLarvae.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\/MosquitoLarvae-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mosquito Larvae - 2 images and 3 specimens\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/MosquitoLarvae-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/MosquitoLarvae-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-1-505'>\n\t\t\t\tMosquito 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\/2013\/02\/Mosquito-Feeding02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/Mosquito-Feeding02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Mosquito Biting a person\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/Mosquito-Feeding02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/Mosquito-Feeding02-32x32.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-1-4131'>\n\t\t\t\tMosquito\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\/Mosquito-Ochlerotatus-canadensis1.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\/Mosquito-Ochlerotatus-canadensis1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Mosquito - this one happens to be Ochlerotatus canadensis\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mosquito-Ochlerotatus-canadensis1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Mosquito-Ochlerotatus-canadensis1-32x32.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-1-518'>\n\t\t\t\tMosquito (<i>Ochlerotatus canadensis<\/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\/2010\/10\/PaperWasps.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\/PaperWasps-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Guinea Paper Wasps (Polistes exclamans) resting on their nest and guarding it\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/PaperWasps-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/PaperWasps-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-1-452'>\n\t\t\t\tGuinea Paper Wasps (<i>Polistes exclamans<\/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\/2010\/10\/GoldenPaperWasp.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\/GoldenPaperWasp-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Northern Paper Wasp (known also by three other common names: Dark Paper Wasp, Golden Paper Wasp and the Common Paper Wasp)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/GoldenPaperWasp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/GoldenPaperWasp-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-1-450'>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Paper Wasp (<i>Polistes fuscatus<\/i>) (known also by three other common names: Dark Paper Wasp, Golden Paper Wasp and the Common Paper Wasp)\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\/FishingSpider1.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\/FishingSpider1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Example of a Fishing Spider (female)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FishingSpider1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FishingSpider1-32x32.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-1-529'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/photo-gallery\/spiders\/\"><b>Spiders<\/a><\/b>\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\/2011\/11\/Venomous-Spiders-Note.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\/Venomous-Spiders-Note-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A note explaining that dangerous venomous spiders such as the Black Widow and Brown Recluse are not native to Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/Venomous-Spiders-Note-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/Venomous-Spiders-Note-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-1-2034'>\n\t\t\t\t<b>Dangerous spiders are non-native \/ rarely found in Maine<\/b>. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/photo-gallery\/spiders\/\"><b>Spiders<\/a><\/b> page for more information.\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\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-Labeled-JFD.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\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-Labeled-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a small beetle called a Spider Beetle because of their superficial resemblance to a spider\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-Labeled-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-Labeled-JFD-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-1-7204'>\n\t\t\t\tExample of a Spider Beetle (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/spider-beetles\/\">Spider Beetles<\/a> are small beetles that superficially resemble spiders but are harmless)\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\/08\/StableFly.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\/08\/StableFly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Stable Fly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/StableFly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/StableFly-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-1-6889'>\n\t\t\t\tStable Fly\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\/2019\/05\/Ticks-HouseholdCritters-e1557947664125.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\/Ticks-HouseholdCritters-e1557947664125-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of two female deer ticks (one adult and one nymph) on a person&#039;s thumbnail.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Ticks-HouseholdCritters-e1557947664125-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Ticks-HouseholdCritters-e1557947664125-32x32.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-1-9760'>\n\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/photos\/\">Ticks<\/a><\/b> (ticks are often found indoors after hitching a ride on a person or a family pet)\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.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-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Common Aerial Yellowjacket worker (side view)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/Yellowjacket-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-1-446'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\">Yellowjackets<\/a>\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\n<style>.kadence-column491_872911-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column491_872911-30 > .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-column491_872911-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column491_872911-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column491_872911-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column491_872911-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column491_872911-30{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column491_872911-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column491_872911-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column491_872911-30\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Additional Photos and Information:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/american-cockroach\/\"><strong><b>American Cockroaches<\/b><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/american-dog-tick\/\"><b>American Dog Tick<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\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<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/bed-bugs\/\"><strong>Bed Bugs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\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) but they cannot reproduce without bird blood] (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/black-flies\/\"><b>Black Flies<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/deer-tick-or-black-legged-tick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Black-legged Tick\/Deer Tick<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/25501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bot Flies<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/251158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mouse Bot Fly<\/strong><\/a> <em>Cuterebra fontinella<\/em> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/53512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rabbit Bot Fly<\/strong><\/a> <em>Cuterebra buccata<\/em> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/938492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bot fly larvae and pupae<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/brown-tail-moth\/\"><strong>Browntail Caterpillar\/Moth<\/strong><\/a> (the hairs on the moths are not toxic but there are microscopic hairs on the caterpillars that most definitely <em>are<\/em> toxic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Cockroaches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/deer-flies\/\"><strong>Deer Flies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/deer-tick-or-black-legged-tick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Deer Tick<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-fleas\/\"><b>Fleas<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>German Cockroaches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/head-lice\/\"><strong>Head Lice<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hickory-tussock-moth\/\"><b>Hickory Tussock Caterpillar<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\"><b>Hornets\/Wasps\/Yellowjackets<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/dust-mites\/\"><strong>House Dust Mites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/house-flies\/\"><strong>House Flie<em>s<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/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) but they cannot reproduce without bird blood] (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/dust-mites\/\"><b>Dust Mites<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entomology.ca.uky.edu\/ef637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Parasitic Mites of Humans<\/b><\/a> <\/strong>(University of Kentucky)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/mfs\/forest_health\/insects\/mosquitoes.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Mosquitoes<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (Maine Forest Service) <strong><em>see also:<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5109e\/\"><b>Mosquito Biology<\/b><\/a> (UMaine Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5110e\/\"><b>Mosquito Management<\/b><\/a> (UMaine Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5108e\/\"><b>Insect Repellents<\/b><\/a> (UMaine Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncidod\/dvbid\/westnile\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>West Nile Virus<\/b><\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/publications\/1003e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Preventing Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus in Maine<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/251158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mouse Bot Fly<\/strong><\/a> <em>Cuterebra fontinella<\/em> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\"><b>Paper Wasps<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/53512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rabbit Bot Fly<\/strong><\/a> <em>Cuterebra buccata<\/em> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/spider-beetle-gmd-2\/\"><strong>Spider Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (people sometimes mistake these for spiders, bed bugs, or ticks)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/spiders\/\"><strong>Spiders<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/URBAN\/MEDICAL\/Stomoxys_calcitrans.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stable Flies<\/strong><\/a> (blood-sucking fly pests of cows and horses but which will also bite people, usually on and around one&#8217;s ankles; their bite is rather painful) 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