May be drain flies. Joel Voron Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 22, 2016, at 3:02 PM, Ramona Duncan-Huse > <rduncan-h...@indianahistory.org> wrote: > > Could be a drain fly from the drains in bathroom area. See photo > > -----Original Message----- > From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] > On Behalf Of Jablonski, Megan T CIV NHHC, NUM > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 2:54 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: RE: [pestlist] Fruit Fly Question > > Are you sure they're fruit flies? I deal with a similar issue earlier this > summer. We had tons of what I thought were fruit flies in our collections > area, so I posted a photo of them on this listserv. By doing that, I was > informed that they were actually "Black Fungus Gnats," which were an > indicator of excess moisture in our collections area! Would you be able to > post a close-up picture of your flies? > > 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-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] > On Behalf Of William Shepherd > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 11:44 AM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [Non-DoD Source] [pestlist] Fruit Fly Question > > Hello, > > > > I have an odd question. I've been noticing the occasional > fruit fly in my office area/washroom/work areas which are located in the > basement of our building. I don't allow any kind of food on this level of the > building, nor any drinks outside of water in resealable bottles and then only > in designated areas with restrictions. Most of the time there's no one else > on this level of the building and if there is I'd likely notice them bringing > in food or other drinks. I haven't seen any fruit flies in the collections > storage areas (woo!). There are exhaust vents in my work area and in the > washroom. The washroom vent empties out into a crawl space under part of the > building and I'm not sure where my work area vent goes but potentially the > same spot. Some of the fruit flies have been getting stuck in the sticky trap > in the washroom which is located by the door jam. I haven't noticed any fruit > flies in other traps so I'm thinking they may be coming from there and potent > ially from the crawl space through the vent, though why t > hey'd be in there I don't know. The main level of the building does have food > friendly areas such as offices and a food service area for events but there > doesn't seem to be an issue up there and I don't know how they would > continually be getting down here as there is always at least one closed door > to get, though generally more. > > It's a scent free workplace so it's not like I'm wearing eau > de pourriture fruits perfume down here! > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > William Shepherd > > Collections Officer > > Swift Current Museum > > 44 Robert Street West > > Swift Current, Saskatchewan > > S9H 4M9 > > Phone: 306-778-4815 > > Fax: 306-778-4818 > > > > <drainfly (1).jpg>
