This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Quoting http://blog.rom.on.ca/2011/11/bugs-are-moving-in-not-bed-bugs-this-time/ ' At this time of year, this is one of the most common insects that you might run into. They are relatively new to our fauna since they were not found in Ontario until about 1985. The Western Conifer Seed Bug or Leaf footed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis, family Coreidae) is native to the West coast of North America and has slowly moved east (into Europe as well). It is adapted to a little milder climate and doesn't really like Ontario winters (me either!). So what does it do in the fall? It looks for a nice, warm place to overwinter; sounds like your house is perfect! Most of the time they will go below the leaf litter on the forest floor or some other sheltered area but heated buildings suit them just fine.
This true bug (order Hemiptera) looks very similar to assassin bugs (which I will cover at a later date) but is easily recognizable by the zigzag white line across the wings and the alternating white and dark pattern on the sides of the abdomen. The nymphs and adults feed on the seeds of pine and fir trees. The impact of their feeding is on the seed crop; it doesn't destroy the tree. They do not bite or sting people! I understand that some might consider them a nuisance, especially when they congregate in your house, but they are not harmful to you. The best thing to do is exclude them in the first place, so upgrade the caulking around windows and doors and make sure all points of entry are sealed. This is not a bug to worry about!' http://www.uoguelph.ca/pdc/Factsheets/Insect/WesternConiferSeedBug.htm Steve Marshall's Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity is a great shelf resource, providing incredible visual access to specialist and non-specialist! Roger Baird Directeur, Services des collections / Director, Collections Services Musée canadien de la nature / Canadian Museum of Nature C.P. 3443 Succ. « D » / PO Box 3443 Stn "D" Ottawa ON K1P 6P4 T: 613-364-4138 E/C: rba...@mus-nature.ca -----Original Message----- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of susan.mal...@utoronto.ca Sent: January-17-12 09:31 To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: RE: [pestlist] Insect ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Folks: Attached is a photo of an insect that was on an object (Cold War era fighter jet) I've been dealing with. The jet is out-of-doors. Can anyone help with an ID? Many thanks. Susan L. Maltby, Conservator Maltby & Associates Inc. Adjunct Faculty, Museum Studies Programme/Faculty of Information University of Toronto 174 Spadina Ave., # 602 Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C2 Canada 416-921-2877 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
