Wanted to thank everyone very much who responded for their IDs! Did not see the 2-bugs until it was mentioned! What are the chances there are 2 in the exact location on a page!
Does everyone think the black dots are frass? The page color is white... I frequently see this in book inner margins even in our climate controlled storage. Best, Sharlane On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 10:17 AM, <pestlist@museumpests.net> wrote: > > Good observation! Yes, I agree that there is a psocid at the rear of > the *Anthrenus sp. *larva. This is not surprising, given ambient RH > levels in the region. > > > > As for getting back on the list – you can join by going to the website - > http://museumpests.net/. You might want to check your spam filter to > make sure it is not being blocked. > > > Good luck! > > Gretchen Anderson > > Conservator > > Carnegie Museum of Natural History > > Pittsburgh, PA > > > > *From:* pestlist@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 01, 2014 8:01 AM > *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Fwd: Found in book > > > > > > The dermestid larva photo also has a booklouse (psocid). > > > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 5:51 AM, <pestlist@museumpests.net> wrote: > > > > I think it's a larva of Anthrenus sp. > > Dina Mamdouh > IPM Lab. > The Grand Egyptian Museum > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:07:31 -0400 > Subject: [pestlist] Fwd: Found in book > From: pestlist@museumpests.net > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > > > > * found this dead guy in the margin of a collection book. Any ID's?* > > *Also, Is this type of stuff frass (2nd photo)? I frequently see it in > inner margins of bound books.* > > *Lastly, I have not received any pestlist postings since July although I > never un-subscribed. How do I re-subscribe?* > > *Thanks!!!* > > *Sharlane Gubkin* > > > > -- > Sharlane Gubkin > Preservation Officer > Kelvin Smith Library > Case Western Reserve University > 11055 Euclid Avenue > Cleveland, OH 44106-7151 > (216) 368-3465 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Barbara Cumberland > > Conservator > > National Park Service > > Harpers Ferry Center > > Museum Conservation Services > > P.O. Box 50 > > Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0050 > > > > Phone: 304-535-6701 > > Fax: 304-535-6055 > > > > The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended > only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, > this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient > is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and > delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views > expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. > > -- Sharlane Gubkin Preservation Officer Kelvin Smith Library Case Western Reserve University 11055 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106-7151 (216) 368-3465
