Thank you for the quick response! I had a suspicion they may be springtails, but I couldn't be certain. I am looking into purchasing a dino-lite digital microscope to make these identifications easier.
Thanks again! Megan Jablonski Collections Manager Puget Sound Navy Museum Naval History & Heritage Command 251 1st Street Bremerton, WA 98337 p. (360) 627-2288 f. (360) 627-2273 www.PugetSoundNavyMuseum.org www.history.navy.mil/PSNM www.facebook.com/pugetsoundnavymuseum FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY SENSITIVE: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. -----Original Message----- From: pestlist@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 1:39 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Mystery pest Megan, Those are springtails (Collembola). They, too, thrive in moist and humid areas and conditions. They won't cause any damage to you or your collections. Dehumidify and vacuum. Not much else is necessary. -Rich Richard Pollack, PhD. <mailto:r...@identify.us.com> CEO & Chief Scientific Officer IdentifyUS, LLC 320 Needham Street Suite 200 Newton, MA 02464-1593 ------------------ 617.600.6360 (W) 617.513.9266 (M) <http://twitter.com/IdentifyUS> <http://twitter.com/IdentifyUS> <http://www.facebook.com/IdentifyUS> <http://www.facebook.com/IdentifyUS> <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-pollack/7/899/681> <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-pollack/7/899/681> <http://idmybug.tumblr.com/> <http://idmybug.tumblr.com/> <skype:cimex57?call> <skype:cimex57?call> <http://quora.com/Rich-Pollack> <http://quora.com/Rich-Pollack> <https://identify.us.com/> <https://identify.us.com/support-topics/spec-eval-forms/spec-eval-form-en.html> <https://identify.us.com/support-topics/spec-eval-forms/spec-eval-form-en.html> On Nov 14, 2014, at 16:24, pestlist@museumpests.net wrote: Hello everyone! First, I would thank those of you who helped me with our Psocid problem. We are currently looking into dehumidification options, and hope to have the issue resolved shortly. Now onto the main purpose of this e-mail! I was checking the traps in our basement storage area this morning, and I found another grouping of miniscule pests that I can't identify. These little guys are all less than a mm long, and were clustered together. My apologies for the poor quality of the photo. I had a hard time getting a picture of them due to their size. Can anyone tell me what I've found? Thanks again, Megan Jablonski Collections Manager Puget Sound Navy Museum Naval History & Heritage Command 251 1st Street Bremerton, WA 98337 p. (360) 627-2288 f. (360) 627-2273 www.PugetSoundNavyMuseum.org www.history.navy.mil/PSNM www.facebook.com/pugetsoundnavymuseum FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY SENSITIVE: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. <Trap 11 - 11-14-2014.JPG>
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