Hi Jan-Erick,
True, I am not a European collection manager, but I did find this
literature reference for herbaria.
Doyle, A., and D. Pinniger. 2006. Museum Papers: Monitoring insect pests in a
large herbarium for ten years; implications and actions; Risk zones for IPM:
from concept to implementation. Fumigants & Pheromones 78:6. .... beginning
with 1995 trapping at BM - Lasioderma serricorne (found in 2000 and later
caused severe infestations); Anthrenus sarnicus/Guernsey carpet beetle),
Attagenus smirnovii/vodka beetle and Thylodrias contractus/odd beetle and "BM"
is the herbarium acronym for the British Museum, now the Museum of Natural
History in London.
That's the only pertinent citation, I have yet gathered from my herbarium
literature project. Maybe it will help, but I am sure you'll hear from them
anyway.
take care now,
Ann
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan-Erik Bergh
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 9:20 AM
Subject: [pestlist] The vodka beetle
Dear freinds,
Have you seen the Vodka beetle hanging around? In a project "Insects pests
and climate change - The Attagenus smirnovi project"
we are interested in the distribution in Europe of Attagenus smirnovi . For
more information, go to
http://www.nrm.se/frontpage/researchandcollections/collections/premal/smirnoviproject.6930.html
/Jan-Erik Bergh
