Pest library

Written for Maine conditions, with the sources named in the text.

• Cluster Flies, Stink Bugs and Ladybugs in a Maine House — Why insects appear at sunny windows in February, which ones they are, why spraying indoors does not help, and what actually stops them next autumn.
• The Maine Pest Calendar — What shows up in and around a Maine house through the year, with timing from UMaine Extension and Maine CDC, and what to do ahead of each arrival.
• Wasps and Hornets Around a Maine House — Telling paper wasps, yellowjackets and bald-faced hornets apart, when a nest is worth removing, and what to do about a ground nest in the lawn.