Bugs in Maine

Bugs in Maine are like bugs anywhere else...it all depends on location and season.

Either inland or on the coast there are different types of insects that you can either love or hate. Along the coast such as around marshes or beaches you have the summer time green heads- large biting horse flys.
Windy days keep them in the grasses so they aren't bad. Hot windless days- be prepared for battle.

Inland - blackflys start swarming by mid may but settle down a bit by mid summer. They like the wet, moderate temperatures but hide when it gets too hot. Commonly refered to as our state bird  it's kind of exaggerated
as is "the they dont bite - they suck!" saying. Mainly they are a swarming nuisence and like sweet smells like perfume etc. Keeping a good cigar on hand in the deep woods is key - smoke keeps them away

Mosquitos like the dawn and dusk and any gray wet days.

Ticks - any woodland or brushy areas - give yourself a good tick check after walking through woods or brushy areas or even your backyard.

On another note - no poisonous snakes and the weather is absolutely fabulous about 8 months out of the year - not too hot-not too cold-not to rainy.

It really is a great place to live.

Generally along the Coast it is more breezy than inland, which helps cut down on the typical mosquitoes and black flies.  Although, anywhere that has standing or stagnant water is a great place for these swarming pests to breed and that can happen anywhere - not just inland.  If you are trying to avoid the bugs I would recommend that you look near the coast, as well as areas that are not heavily wooded or near any stagnant bodies of water.