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Hello, Seconding Richard on dermestid. They remind me of a Buffalo, or common, Carpet beetle larvae (a worldwide dermistid), however, again as Richard stated, purely academic to determine an exact species. Certainly is possible the infestation was prior to coming to you. How long ago was it brought into your institution? Was the container it came in sealed up? It would be cause for concern if the object sat on a shelf for some time, near other potential food sources for dermestids. Were there other objects that came with the instrument? Best, Mat Matthew A. Mickletz – Manager, Preventive Conservation – Winterthur Museum – 302.888.4752 IPM WG Co-Chair -----Original Message----- From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Katherine Singley Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 9:46 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] pest ID? This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- No live ones. Truly disgusting, with at least 1 cup of skins and digested felt powder. But I was wondering if the infestation occurred before or after collection in Japan, if the beetles hitched a ride. Thanks! -----Original Message----- >From: "Pollack, Richard J" <richard_poll...@harvard.edu> >Sent: Mar 24, 2017 9:29 AM >To: "pestlist@museumpests.net" <pestlist@museumpests.net> >Subject: RE: [pestlist] pest ID? > > >This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. >To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To >unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. >----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >Yes, dermestid larvae and/or cast skins. Are any living? Nailing down the >species is possible, but mainly of academic interest only. Inspect the felt or >any other organic components to ascertain if any live ones remain. > >Richard J. Pollack, PhD >HARVARD UNIVERSITY >Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) Senior >Environmental Public Health Officer >46 Blackstone St. >Cambridge, MA 02139 >Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu >richard_poll...@harvard.edu > >Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Instructor, Department of >Immunology & Infectious Disease > >IdentifyUS LLC >President & Chief Scientific Officer >Identify.us.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net >[mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Katherine Singley >Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 9:22 AM >To: pestlist@museumpests.net >Subject: [pestlist] pest ID? > > >This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. >To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To >unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. >----------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Any ideas on this, found in great numbers inside a Japanese military >instrument case from World War II? Felt is pulverized. Dermestid? Length >.4-.6cm. Specific oriental variety? > >Thanks! >Kate Singley >Conservation Anthropologica >Dectaur, GA > >------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in >the body put: >"unsubscribe pestlist" >Any problems email l...@zaks.com > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net >and in the body put: >"unsubscribe pestlist" >Any problems email l...@zaks.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by E.F.A. Project, and is believed to be clean. Click here to report this message as spam. http://mail.winterthur.org/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id=EAA9510005E.A239B&token=5ac7fec3d2d4ce8349a3945239905e72 ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
