RE: [pestlist] Freaky Friday Photo!
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. --- Antlions prefer sandy soils. Larvae create pits by tossing sand grains over their back, turning slightly, and tossing grains again. By repeating this while moving in a circle, they create a funnel-shaped pit in the sand. It's fun to watch when ants get caught in the pit. They try to crawl out, but little landslides keep pulling them back in. If they might be able to get out, the antlion larva at the bottom of the pit throws sand higher up the pit...this causes a landslide in front of the ant that pulls it back down. All you can see in the pit is the jaws of the larva protruding from the base of the pit. When an ant finally slips to the bottom of the pit, the jaws grab it and pull it under. One anecdotal comment: Based on one unrepeated experiment, antlion larvae apparently do not like ticks. I dropped one in a pit, the antlion pulled it under, and a second or two later tossed the tick out of the pit. Living in a hot spot for Lyme disease at the time, I was disappointed in the result. But I had to try, right? Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075 Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu<http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/> dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu> From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Voron, Joel Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:18 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Freaky Friday Photo! This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- Don't know if you want to post this to the list or not. I found an adult antlion which I understand is fairly rareI know that this is the only one that I have ever seen. I found it on the exterior of one of our modern buildings yesterday. I would love to see what Lou and the others know about them. JTV Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org> [1474552137245_IMG_0499.JPG] - To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto: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
RE: [pestlist] ID Help please
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. --- I'd agree with Louis. Moth looks like the webbing clothes moth. Small ant is likely a pavement ant; would be good to get a clearer shot of the head. Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075 Ithaca, NY 14853psep.cce.cornell.edu dj...@cornell.edu -Original Message- From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Louis Sorkin Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 12:43 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] ID Help please 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. --- 2 ants. Large one looks like a de-alate queen carpenter ant. Maybe the small one is a pavement ant (2-node), but not sure, could be something else. Need a better view of it. The moth is a clothes moth (tineid). Lou -Original Message- From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Jablonski, Megan T CIV NHHC, NUM Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 12:24 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] ID Help please 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. --- Hello everyone, I found a couple disconcerting pests today. I have my suspicions about what they might be, but I'd like confirmation before I decide what actions to take. Thank you, 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. - 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
RE: [pestlist] Bed bug or no?
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. --- Robyn, You didn't attach a photo? --Dan Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075 Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu<http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/> dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu> From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Adams, Robyn Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 2:27 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Bed bug or no? This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- Hi all, One of our volunteers brought this into the museum last week while I was out, and said she found it in her couch. Unfortunately, I've only seen the photos, as she took it back home since I wasn't here. It does kind of look like a bed bug, but seems to lack the point at the end of the abdomen and she said she didn't see the distinctive horizontal sectioning you see with bed bugs. Any thoughts? I'm curious in case it is a bed bug, but also if it's a pest that just looks a lot like one. Apologies that the pictures aren't better. Thank you! Robyn -- Ms. Robyn Adams Registrar South Carolina State Museum 301 Gervais Street Loading Zone D Columbia, SC 29202 803.898.4954 - To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto: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
RE: [pestlist] Is this a moth?
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. --- Tony’s analysis does seem more likely than mine. Either way, it seems to be a chance invader. --Dan Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075 Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu<http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/> dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu> From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Tony Irwin Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 4:35 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Is this a moth? This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- I interpreted the two small dots at the back of the head as markings, rather than ocelli, so dismissed Lygaeidae. The wing configuration seems much more like Miridae, perhaps somewhere near Hoplomachus, but I don't really know the North American fauna. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On 25 May 2017 at 20:51, Dan Wixted <dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu>> wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- Jessica, I could be wrong, but it looks like a member of the Lygaeidae (seed bugs) to me. --Dan Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525<tel:(607)%20255-7525> 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075<tel:(607)%20255-3075> Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu<http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/> dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu> From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net> [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net>] On Behalf Of Jessica Lian Pace Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 3:31 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: [pestlist] Is this a moth? This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- Hello, I had sent this around previously but the message might not have gone through. We found this inset crawling across the work bench in our lab. It is approximately 4mm long. Any help with ID would be greatly appreciated. All best, Jessica -- Jessica Pace Preventive Conservator Barbara Goldsmith Preservation and Conservation Department NYU Libraries 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 (212) 998-2518<tel:(212)%20998-2518> - To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> - To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> - To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto: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
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. --- Lynsey, Millipedes sometimes have irregular "migrations" where they can enter buildings in large numbers. I'm not sure if we understand why. Try correcting any damp situations outside (e.g., mulch or leaf litter next to the building), seal cracks, and, if possible, keep an 18- to 36-inch vegetation-free zone around the building. --Dan Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075 Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu<http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/> dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu> From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Haworth L (Lynsey) Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 7:25 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<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- Hi there, One of the properties we manage is experiencing a problem with what appear to be millipedes - please see first image attached. I'm not sure that they are considered a museum pest, but believe that they are an indication of damp (which we're already aware of). Can anyone provide any other advice on why we may be seeing a sudden influx of these? Additionally, another insect has been spotted that we can't identify (second image). Does anyone recognise this? Many thanks, Lynsey Lynsey Haworth | Regional Collections Manager (Central) | Collections Unit Historic Environment Scotland | Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH T: 0131 668 8641 E: lynsey.hawo...@hes.scot<mailto:lynsey.hawo...@hes.scot> www.historicenvironment.scot<http://www.historicenvironment.scot/> Explore the highlights of our collections at http://collections.historic-scotland.gov.uk/ [Be part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017. Keep up to date by signing up for regular updates from our blog, join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #HHA2017 or visit our website.]<http://blog.historicenvironment.scot/email/?_ga=1.14279539.57011285.1481023790>[cid:image001.jpg@01D26A6A.05118E80] Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925 Registered Address: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH [cid:image001.png@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0]<http://www.historicenvironment.scot/> [cid:image002.png@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0] <http://www.facebook.com/historicenvscotland> [cid:image003.jpg@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/historic-environment-scotland> [cid:image004.png@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0] <http://www.twitter.com/histenvscot> This e-mail does not form part of any contract unless specifically stated and is solely for the intended recipient. Please inform the sender if received in error. Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925 Registered office: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH This e-mail does not form part of any contract unless specifically stated and is solely for the intended recipient. Please inform the sender if received in error. - To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto: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 image002.wmz Description: image002.wmz
