{"id":7530,"date":"2019-02-19T13:10:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T18:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=7530"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:19:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:19:44","slug":"household-pests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id7530_d001d1-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7530_d001d1-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7530_d001d1-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:24px;padding-right:60px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:60px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id7530_d001d1-fd > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7530_d001d1-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7530_d001d1-fd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7530_d001d1-fd alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .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-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7530_59fbf9-ba\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/american-cockroach\/\"><strong>American Cockroach<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/pest-id\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-ticks\/\"><strong>American Dog Tick<\/strong><\/a> <em>(often carried in from outdoors via one\u2019s clothing or a family pet)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/ants\/\">Ants<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/ambush-bugs-and-assassin-bugs\/\"><strong>Assassin Bugs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/bald-faced-hornet\/\">Bald-faced Hornets<\/a><\/strong><\/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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/deer-tick-or-black-legged-tick\/\">Black-legged Tick\/Deer Tick<\/a><\/strong> <em>(often carried in from outdoors)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/blow-flies-and-flesh-flies\/\">Blow Flies and Flesh Flies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/booklice\/\">Booklice<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/3598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Boxelder Bugs<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) <strong><em>See also:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/nuisance-insects\/boxelder-bugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boxelder Bugs<\/a><\/strong> (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/invasive-species\/\">Brown Marmorated Stink Bug<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/camel-cricket\/\">Camel Crickets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/carpenter-ants\/\"><strong>Carpenter Ants<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/carpet-beetles\/\">Carpet Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/spiders\/cellar-spiders\/\">Cellar Spiders<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/centipedes\/\">Centipedes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/clothes-moths\/\">Clothes Moths<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cluster-flies\/\">Cluster Flies<\/a> <\/strong><em>\u2014 People often mistake cluster flies for house flies.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Cockroaches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/flour-beetles\/\">Confused Flour Beetle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crickets\/\">Crickets<\/a> <\/strong><em>(often found in basements)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/deer-tick-or-black-legged-tick\/\">Deer Tick<\/a><\/strong> <em>(probably carried in from outdoors)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/american-dog-tick\/\">Dog Tick<\/a><\/strong> <em>(probably carried in from outdoors)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/drain-flies\/\">Drain Flies<\/a><\/strong> (found around sewage or other wet areas, indoors and\/or outdoors)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/publication\/IN385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Drugstore Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (Univ. of Florida) | <strong><em>See also<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/40237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Drugstore Beetle<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) and <a href=\"https:\/\/hort.extension.wisc.edu\/articles\/drugstore-beetles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Drugstore Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (Univ. of Wisconsin)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/dust-mites\/\">Dust Mites<\/a> <\/strong>(House Dust Mites)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/earwigs\/\">Earwigs<\/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)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/silverfish-and-firebrats\/\">Firebrats<\/a> (and Silverfish)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-fleas\/\">Fleas<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/blow-flies-and-flesh-flies\/\"><strong>Flesh Flies and Blow Flies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/flour-beetles\/\">Flour Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/entomology.ca.uky.edu\/ef629\"><strong>Flour \/ Grain Mites<\/strong><\/a> (University of Kentucky)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\"><strong>Flour Moth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/silverfish-and-firebrats\/\"><strong>Four-lined Silverfish<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/frequent-fruit-flies\/\">Fruit Flies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fungus-gnats\/\">Fungus Gnats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/grain-beetles\/\"><strong>Grain Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/entomology.ca.uky.edu\/ef629\"><strong>Grain \/ Flour Mites<\/strong><\/a> (University of Kentucky)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/head-lice\/\">Head Lice<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\">Hornets\/Wasps\/Yellowjackets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/centipedes\/\">House Centipedes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crickets\/\"><strong>House Crickets<\/strong><\/a> (most often in basements)<\/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>Humpbacked Flies<\/strong> (one common species indoors is <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/40695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><i>Megaselia scalaris<\/i><\/strong><\/a>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\">Indian Meal Moth<\/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>Ladybugs \/ Ladybird Beetles <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/multicolored-asian-lady-beetle\/\"><strong>Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5026e\/\">Larder Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/lessergrainborers-jfd\/\">Lesser Grain Borers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5028e\/\"><strong>Lesser Mealworms<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/booklice\/\"><strong>Lice \/ Booklice<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/head-lice\/\"><strong>Lice \/ Head Lice<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/lone-star-tick\/\">Lone Star Tick<\/a> <\/strong><em>(probably carried in from outdoors)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/ambush-bugs-and-assassin-bugs\/\">Masked Hunter<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/12988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Meal Moths<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5044e\/\">Mealworms<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.unh.edu\/blog\/2020\/12\/how-do-you-get-rid-mealybugs-houseplants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mealybugs<\/strong><\/a> (on house plants) (Univ. of New Hampshire)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/grain-beetles\/\">Merchant Grain Beetle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5029e\/\">Millipedes<\/a><\/strong><\/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><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><a href=\"https:\/\/hortnews.extension.iastate.edu\/mold-mites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mold Mites \/ Tyroglyphid Mites<\/strong><\/a> (Iowa State University)\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entomology.ca.uky.edu\/ef629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Grain \/ Flour Mites<\/b><\/a> <\/strong>(University of Kentucky)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5039e\/\"><b>Spider 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=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/drain-flies\/\">Moth Flies<\/a> <\/strong>(also called <strong>Drain Flies<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\">Pantry Moth \/ Indian Meal Moth<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\">Paper Wasps\/Yellowjackets\/Hornets<\/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\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5019e\/\">Powderpost Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/flour-beetles\/\">Red Flour Beetle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/rice-weevil\/\">Rice Weevil<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Roaches \/ Cockroaches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/grain-beetles\/\">Sawtoothed Grain Beetles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/silverfish-and-firebrats\/\">Silverfish<\/a> (and Firebrats)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umd.edu\/resource\/pillbugs-and-sowbugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sowbugs<\/a><\/strong> (considered an occasional household invader) (University of Maryland \/ UMD Cooperative Extension)<\/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=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5039e\/\"><strong>Spider Mites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/46164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Strawberry Seed Beetles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/35722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tanbark Borer \/ Violet Tanbark Beetle<\/strong><\/a> (from oak firewood) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/termites-biology-and-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Termites<\/strong><\/a> (NC State Extension)<em> &#8212; Rare in Maine; mostly occur only in pocket areas in some southern and coastal locations<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/\"><strong>Ticks<\/strong><\/a> <em>\u2014 Ticks are often found indoors after hitching a ride on you or a family pet.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/publications\/g7275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Whiteflies<\/strong><\/a> (University of Missouri)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/winter-firefly\/\"><strong>Winter Firefly<\/strong><\/a> <em>(often found on the sunny side of houses in wooded areas in search of protective crevices for overwintering purposes)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/woodchuck-tick-ixodes-cookei\/\"><strong>Woodchuck Tick<\/strong><\/a> <em>(probably carried in from outdoors, often on a cat)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/maine-ticks\/american-dog-tick\/\">Wood Tick\/American Dog Tick<\/a> <\/strong><em>(probably carried in from outdoors)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornets-wasps-and-yellowjackets\/\">Yellowjackets\/Hornets\/Wasps<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c > .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-column7530_132f6a-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7530_132f6a-2c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure id=\"8358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8358 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of a house; Image by Kari Shea from Pixabay (but no attribution required)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests-1268x845.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Also, be sure to visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/household-critters\/\">photo collection of Household Critters<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Occasional Household Invaders:<\/h3>\n<p>(Common and\/or frequent critters that are sometimes found indoors for various reasons; some of these critters emerge from firewood that has been brought inside)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><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>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) (these bugs come inside accidentally or in search of a warm location in which to spend the winter)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/5031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brown Prionid<\/a><\/strong> (a large and intimidating beetle that is attracted to lights so sometimes gets indoors accidentally on warm summer nights) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/centipedes\/\">Centipedes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/click-beetles\/\">Click Beetles<\/a><\/strong> (fly in through open windows, doors, etc. at night; they are attracted to lights at night)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crane-flies\/\">Crane Flies<\/a><\/strong> (resemble giant mosquitoes; sometimes a household nuisance; they are attracted to lights at night)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crickets\/\">Crickets<\/a><\/strong> (Camel Crickets, Field Crickets and House Crickets)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2550e\/\">European Red Ants \/ European Fire Ants<\/a> (invasive) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/fishing-spiders\/\">Fishing Spiders<\/a><\/strong> (sometimes find their way indoors accidentally)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ladybugs \/ Ladybird Beetles <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/multicolored-asian-lady-beetle\/\"><strong>Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle<\/strong><\/a>) (often a household nuisance)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5029e\/\">Millipedes<\/a><\/strong><\/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 and warm-blooded pets 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<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.umd.edu\/hgic\/pillbugs-and-sowbugs\"><strong>Pillbugs and Sowbugs<\/strong><\/a> (Univ. of Maryland \/ UMD Cooperative Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/26741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Red-shouldered Pine Borer<\/strong><\/a> (from fir, pine, and hemlock firewood) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/springtails\/\">Springtails \/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/springtails\/\"> Snowfleas<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/46164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Strawberry Seed Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (a type of common ground beetle; nothing more than a nuisance insect; general guidance is to just catch and release them back outside)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/35722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tanbark Borer \/ Violet Tanbark Beetle<\/strong><\/a> (from oak firewood) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/frequent-specimens\/western-conifer-seed-bugs\/\">Western Conifer Seed Bug<\/a><\/strong> (a frequent household invader in Maine if you live near conifer trees)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/cockroaches\/\"><strong>Wood Cockroaches<\/strong><\/a> (their natural habitat is outdoors in moist, woodland areas but they sometimes find their way indoors by accident)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Cockroach American Dog Tick (often carried in from outdoors via one\u2019s clothing or a family pet) Ants Assassin Bugs Bald-faced Hornets Bed Bugs Black-legged Tick\/Deer Tick (often carried in from outdoors) Blow Flies and Flesh Flies Booklice Boxelder Bugs (BugGuide.net) See also: Boxelder Bugs (Univ. of Minnesota Extension) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Camel Crickets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7530","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances) - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances) - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"American Cockroach American Dog Tick (often carried in from outdoors via one\u2019s clothing or a family pet) Ants Assassin Bugs Bald-faced Hornets Bed Bugs Black-legged Tick\/Deer Tick (often carried in from outdoors) Blow Flies and Flesh Flies Booklice Boxelder Bugs (BugGuide.net) See also: Boxelder Bugs (Univ. of Minnesota Extension) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Camel Crickets [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T17:19:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/\",\"name\":\"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances) - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-02-19T18:10:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-29T17:19:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"Interior of a house; Image by Kari Shea from Pixabay (but no attribution required)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Information \/ Fact Sheets\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/\",\"name\":\"Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension\",\"description\":\"Information you can use. Research you can trust.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances) - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances) - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","og_description":"American Cockroach American Dog Tick (often carried in from outdoors via one\u2019s clothing or a family pet) Ants Assassin Bugs Bald-faced Hornets Bed Bugs Black-legged Tick\/Deer Tick (often carried in from outdoors) Blow Flies and Flesh Flies Booklice Boxelder Bugs (BugGuide.net) See also: Boxelder Bugs (Univ. of Minnesota Extension) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Camel Crickets [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/","og_site_name":"Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension","article_modified_time":"2025-08-29T17:19:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1280,"url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/","name":"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances) - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg","datePublished":"2019-02-19T18:10:22+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-29T17:19:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/HouseholdPests.jpg","width":1920,"height":1280,"caption":"Interior of a house; Image by Kari Shea from Pixabay (but no attribution required)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/household-pests\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Information \/ Fact Sheets","item":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Maine Household Pests (and\/or Nuisances)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/#website","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/","name":"Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension","description":"Information you can use. Research you can trust.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"charlesa","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/author\/carmstrong-2\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7530"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15801,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7530\/revisions\/15801"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}