[pestlist] RE: identification
Very nifty fact sheet Liesa Brierley! From: Liesa Brierley [mailto:lbrier...@rmg.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:50 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: identification Dear Line, Hard to see, but likely to be a scavenger / mould feeding beetle. Attached is a poster with 5 of the most common types that we put together a few years back. Have a look at the one at the three bottom ones (Cartodere, Dienerella and Adistemia). Best regards from the Maritime Museum in London! Liesa Preventive Conservator Royal Museums Greenwich National Maritime Museum | Royal Observatory Greenwich | The Queen's House | Cutty Sark Greenwich, London SE10 9NF direct +44 (0) 208 858 4422 ext.6707 From: Line Hallbjørnsson [mailto:l...@mfs.dk] Sent: 12 May 2015 10:45 To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] identification Dear all We just found these tiny little pest in our tea that is sold in the shop and served in the café at our museum. Both are situated in the museum with easy access to exhibitions. Can anybody help in identifying them, and are they a threat to the museum objects? They seem as if they live in the wooden containers that the tea arrive and are sold in, as seen in the picture. They are approx. 1mm long and brownish/grey in colour. Would really appreciate any help! Yours Sincerely Line Hallbjörnsson [MS_Small_RGB_signatur] Line Hallbjørnsson – Preventive Conservator M/S Museet for Søfart – Ny Kronborgvej 1 - 3000 Helsingør Mobile: +45 26 12 06 87 Direct line: +45 49 28 02 13 l...@mfs.dkmailto:h...@mfs.dk www.mfs.dkhttp://www.mfs.dk/ [EMYA2015_lille]http://mfs.dk/da/om-museet/presse/omtaler-og-priser __ Oplysninger fra ESET Endpoint Antivirus, virussignaturdatabaseversion 11613 (20150512) __ Meddelelsen blev kontrolleret af ESET Endpoint Antivirus. www.esetscandinavia.comhttp://www.esetscandinavia.com This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com
RE: [pestlist] ID resources and new content on MuseumPests.net
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=_000_ae973525c4974e3baff8fcab925b8bd2DM2PR05MB573namprd05pro_ MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: cwf.org --_000_ae973525c4974e3baff8fcab925b8bd2DM2PR05MB573namprd05pro_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think this is a fantastic idea. I, for one, would benefit greatly, and ha= ve several images to share that might help with the collection. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Lou= is Sorkin Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 11:35 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] ID resources and new content on MuseumPests.net This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto= :pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Nancy others, Actually, I'm putting together a presentation for pest management professio= nals in November (there's a recertification meeting that time every year in= NYC) and my topic this time will be something like W** is stuck in the da= mn glue? (title to be amended!). This way the PMPs will have some help in= identifying the unknowns by their parts because many samples are not in pr= istine condition after capture. I've been amassing quite a number of glue = boards over the years. If you have any good ones -and don't mind parting w= ith them- please send them along. This can be a beginning for some type of= publication. Lou Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomologist, Arachnologist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, New York 10024-5192 sor...@amnh.orgmailto:sor...@amnh.org 212-769-5613 voice 212-769-5277 fax The New York Entomological Society, Inc. www.nyentsoc.orghttp://www.nyentsoc.org/ n...@amnh.orgmailto:n...@amnh.org From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:admin@mus= eumpests.net] On Behalf Of McLean-Cooper, Nancy (NIH/OD/ORS) [E] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 10:46 AM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: RE: [pestlist] ID resources and new content on MuseumPests.net This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto= :pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Thank you Rachael, And, you are right, it is interesting to see the photos come in and certain= ly, when specimens are stuck in the glue on insect monitors, they do not lo= ok like the photographs. I was thinking that a publication using actual ph= otos and their identities would also be useful. Nancy From: Rachael Perkins Arenstein [mailto:rach...@amartconservation.com] Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 9:16 AM To: Listserv-Pests Subject: [pestlist] ID resources and new content on MuseumPests.net This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto= :pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Dear Colleagues, The PestList is an amazing resource that has grown from its original 11 use= rs to over 600 individuals worldwide. It is gratifying that entomologists,= pest management professionals and others are available to share their know= ledge and identify pests that we find in our institutions. I'd like to rem= ind everyone that there resources on identification developed by the IPM Wo= rking Group on the MuseumPests website http://museumpests.net/identificatio= n/ . Before you post to the list please take a moment to check the image l= ibrary, the Pest Fact Sheets and the section with additional Identification= Resources. I don't want to discourage people from posting to the list, bu= t you may find that you can answer your own question and learn an additiona= l useful fact or two as well! We also wanted to let you know that virtually all the presentations and pos= ters from March's MuseumPests 2014: Integrated Pest Management for Museums,= Libraries, Archives and Historic Sites conference and workshop session are= now online at http://museumpests.net/museumpests-2014-conference/. We hop= e that you will take some time to peruse this new, valuable content. Again= our grateful thanks go to my IPM-WG Co-Chair Ryan Jones, Patty Silence and= the Preventive Care and Conference staff at the Colonial Williamsburg Foun= dation for managing and hosting the program. We have other new content that was completed at the meeting and will be goi= ng up in
[pestlist] RE: battery-powered insect trap
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Battery powered as in sound wave prevention? These, in my opinion, are a waste of money. Better to use standard sticky traps, routine inspections and targeted pheromone trap placements to monitor for infestations. The glow-stick light traps might be minimally effective in picking up adult carpet beetle activity, but would be ineffective for monitoring clothes moths. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Sidsel Marie Willemann Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 8:09 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] battery-powered insect trap This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello everyone, I would like to ask, if someone is familiar with any kind of battery-powered insect trap - that is suitable for use 24/7 in storage rooms (as part of monitoring)? Thank you. Best regards, Sidsel Willemann Conservator of Natural History The Natural History Museum of Denmark -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] RE: Dermestid ID
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Thanks, Tony. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Tony Irwin Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 6:11 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] RE: Dermestid ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Appears to be a Trogoderma species. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On 21 June 2013 18:10, Jones, Robert (Ryan) rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Lou: Any thoughts on what it might be? From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Louis Sorkin Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 11:21 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: Dermestid ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I'd say no to both: Megatoma variegata (autocorrect problem on your end, did it to me, too.) and Anthrenus museorum. From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Jones, Robert (Ryan) Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 10:54 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Cc: Fryer, Luke; Silence, Patricia Subject: [pestlist] Dermestid ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Group, In was presented with the attached specimen this morning. To me it looks like either Magatoma variegate or Anthrenus museorum. Any thoughts on its ID? Thanks, Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [Colonial_Williamsburg_Logo.jpg] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080tel:%28757%29%C2%A0%20220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist
[pestlist] RE: Dermestid ID
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Lou: Any thoughts on what it might be? From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Louis Sorkin Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 11:21 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: Dermestid ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I'd say no to both: Megatoma variegata (autocorrect problem on your end, did it to me, too.) and Anthrenus museorum. From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Jones, Robert (Ryan) Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 10:54 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Cc: Fryer, Luke; Silence, Patricia Subject: [pestlist] Dermestid ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Group, In was presented with the attached specimen this morning. To me it looks like either Magatoma variegate or Anthrenus museorum. Any thoughts on its ID? Thanks, Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [Colonial_Williamsburg_Logo.jpg] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com inline: image001.jpg
[pestlist] RE: Termite question
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- The termites you see are indeed subterranean termite reproductives. The wings are all the same size, the antennae are straight, and the abdomen is uniform in size - not pinched. These do not directly consume cellulose, so your initial response of removing them was correct. That's the good news. The bad news is that the swarmers indicate a colony (or two) of subterranean termites on site. Keep a record of every area these swarmers were seen and call your termite contractor in to take a look at the area. Are these swarmers coming in on walls that butt the exterior perimeter or are the interior walls? From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Carter, Beth C. (Historical Society) Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 4:55 PM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] Termite question This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello, Today we discovered hundreds of winged subterranean termites and larva in a corridor and bathroom near our collections workroom. The termites are coming up through the floors via the trim and through the tile grout in the bathroom. The termites are moving down the corridor toward collections areas. Our facilities staff was instructed to spray the pests with windex and vacuum them up. This doesn't seem to be a sound solution to our infestation in my opinion. Am I wrong? Our building is treated yearly for termites, but this infestation has me concerned. What recommendations do you have for this issue? I have attached an image of just one of the traps that I set out this morning. Thank you for your time and any suggestions you have. All the best, Beth Carter Beth A. Caffery Carter Collections Management Assistant Kentucky Historical Society Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, KY 40601 502-564-1792 ext. 4466 bethc.car...@ky.govmailto:trevor.jo...@ky.gov www.history.ky.govhttp://history.ky.gov/ [khs_logo_email_footer] Did You Know...that the KHS Online Objects Catalog holds over 11,000 objects and counting? Log onhttp://www.history.ky.gov/objects today to search by keyword or browse random images. -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com inline: image001.jpg
[pestlist] RE: What is it?
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Looks like an Oriental nymph. They are not as plentiful in Williamsburg as Americans or Smoky Browns; I usually find them outdoors by dumpsters, under leaf litter and in other cool/moist places. Where did this one turn up? From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Leslie Skibinski Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:26 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] What is it? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I think it might be an Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis). Am I right? Thanks. -Leslie Leslie L. Skibinski Collection Manager of Mollusks Delaware Museum of Natural History P.O. Box 3937 4840 Kennett Pike Wilmington, Delaware 19807 Phone (302) 658-9111 ext. 311 Fax (302) 658-2610 lskibin...@delmnh.orgmailto:lskibin...@delmnh.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] What is it?
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I have never seen an American that dark – the peripheral region of the abdomen is black. It is a tough call….check out the third picture down (right side) on this link.http://www.uky.edu/Classes/ENT/574/insects/homes/Cockroach/roach_images.htm From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:03 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] What is it? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Leslie - I have to disagree with Ryan. It's not an Oriental nymph; it's an American cockroach nymph. It has turned fairly dark as it has dried out on the glue board. The telltale ID feature is it's reddish brown, at least in the anterior portions; the posterior has turned dark as it mummified. More importantly look at the yellow border at the edge of the pronotum. Now Google Oriental cockroach photos and you'll see all sorts of photos of Orientals and Americans (plus a few PA woods roaches thrown in to boot) and you'll see the Oriental is totally black, even the nymphs, and the American has that yellow border around the pronotum. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Leslie Skibinski lskibin...@delmnh.orgmailto:lskibin...@delmnh.org To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 2:32 pm Subject: [pestlist] What is it? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I think it might be an Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis). Am I right? Thanks. –Leslie Leslie L. Skibinski Collection Manager of Mollusks Delaware Museum of Natural History P.O. Box 3937 4840 Kennett Pike Wilmington, Delaware 19807 Phone (302) 658-9111 ext. 311 Fax (302) 658-2610 lskibin...@delmnh.orgmailto:lskibin...@delmnh.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] stored product publication
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Nice Lou! Thanks for posting. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of abdul.r...@krepl.in Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 9:14 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] stored product publication This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Dear Mr. Louis N. Sorkin, Many topics are relevant. Thank you. Regards. Dr. Abdul Rauf From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Louis Sorkin Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 1:10 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] stored product publication This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/S156.pdf You can download the new 2012 publication from Kansas State University -- see table of contents I've listed below. Some topics are applicable to museum artifacts, IPM, pests, etc. Stored Product Protection David W. Hagstrum Thomas W. Phillips Gerrit Cuperus Part I - Ecology of Storage Systems 1. Introduction 1 David W. Hagstrum, Thomas W. Phillips, and Gerrit Cuperus 2. Biology, Behavior, and Ecology of Stored Grain and Legume Insects 7 Linda J. Mason and Marissa McDonough 3. Biology, Behavior, and Ecology of Stored Fruit and Nut Insects 21 Charles S. Burks and Judy A. Johnson 4. Biology, Behavior, and Ecology of Insects in Processed Commodities 33 Rizana M. Mahroof and David W. Hagstrum 5. Biology, Behavior, and Ecology of Pests in Other Durable Commodities 45 Peter A. Edde, Marc Eaton, Stephen A. Kells, and Thomas W. Phillips 6. Molds and Mycotoxins in Stored Products 63 Charles Woloshuk and Ernesto Moreno Martínez 7. Vertebrates in Stored Products 69 Stephen A. Kells Part II - Management: Prevention Methods 8. Food Plant Sanitation, Pest Exclusion, and Facility Design 85 Jerry W. Heaps 9. Chemical Control in Stored Products 95 Frank H. Arthur and Bhadriraju Subramanyam 10. Drying, Handling, and Storage of Raw Commodities 101 Carol Jones, Mark Casada, and Otto J. Loewer 11. Grain Aeration 121 Shlomo Navarro, Ronald T. Noyes, Mark Casada, and Frank H. Arthur 12. Insect-Resistant Packaging 135 Michael A. Mullen, Jade M. Vardeman, and Jim Bagwell 13. Resistance Management 143 George Opit, Patrick J. Collins, and Gregory J. Daglish Part III - Management: Monitoring-Based Methods 14. Fumigation 157 Thomas W. Phillips, Ellen M. Thoms, Joe DeMark, and Spencer Walse 15. Extreme Temperatures 179 Paul Fields, Bhadriraju Subramanyam, and Raj Hulasare 16. Controlled or Modified Atmospheres 191 Shlomo Navarro, Blaine Timlick, Colin J. Demianyk, and Noel D.G. White 17. Biological Control: Insect Pathogens, Parasitoids, and Predators 203 Paul W. Flinn and Matthias Schöller Part IV - Management: Decision Making 18. Insect Pest Management for Raw Commodities During Storage 213 David W. Hagstrum and Paul W. Flinn 19. Insect Pest Management Decisions in Food Processing Facilities 219 James Campbell, Joel Perez-Mendoza, and Jeff Weier 20. Organic Approaches and Regulations for Stored Product Pest Management 233 Matthew J. Grieshop, D. Ted Rogers, and Frank H. Arthur 21. Trapping and Interpreting Captures of Stored Grain Insects 243 Michael D. Toews and Christian Nansen 22. Acoustic Monitoring of Insects 263 Richard Mankin and David W. Hagstrum 23. Temperature Monitoring 271 Fuji Jian and Digvir S. Jayas 24. Monitoring for Spoilage and Mycotoxins 283 Ernesto Moreno Martínez and Charles Woloshuk 25. Role of Extension Educators and Consultants 289 David W. Hagstrum and Bhadriraju Subramanyam 26. Quarantine 297 Scott W. Myers and David W. Hagstrum Part V - Management: Economics, Regulations, and Marketing 27. Economics of Commodity Storage 305 Corinne Alexander and Phil Kenkel 28. Economics of IPM Decisions 317 Brian D. Adam and Corinne Alexander 29. Economics of Commodity Grading and Segregation 327 Phil Kenkel and Brian D. Adam 30. Food Safety Requirements 331 Pamela Peckman and Tim Pettitt 31. Liability Basics and the Importance of Risk Management 337 Michael T. Olexa, Zach Broome, Derrill McAteer and Gregory Steube Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomologist, Arachnologist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, New York 10024-5192 sor...@amnh.orgmailto:sor...@amnh.org 212-769-5613
RE: [pestlist] Math headache
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- All, This thread brings good material to the surface - I will store it in my files. Before I researched this particular product, I had a very sketchy understanding of how laboratory testing (or lack thereof) was done in the infancy stages of developing pesticides. Your input on this has been greatthx for posting. I will plan on reposting with the rest of the figures I have so my question will make more sense. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of abdul.r...@krepl.in Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 3:54 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Math headache This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Dear all, In determining the acceptable daily intake (ADI) in which you have shown an among 0f 0.16328 mg for a human being having 180 Ibs (equivalent to 81.64 Kg.). This figure of 0.16328 mg arrived at by 0.0002 x 81.64,. Generally ADI is calculated as NOEL (most sensitive species like dog/ safety factor which could be minimum 100 to even 500, multiplied by the average weight of adult human which could range from 60 kg to 80 kg. Similarly on children ADI is calculate on their average body weight. Regarding your query , whether the amount 0.016328 mg equivalent to in ppm, will be the same as in case of solid/ liquid of solid/solid case the mg is equivalent to ppm. Only in case of gaseous systems where the amount in a particular volume of gas/ air depends on pressure and temperature, hence it is not a fixed system and wherein ppm will not be the same as mg per liter. Generally in case of gaseous system ppm is converted to mg or vice versa by considering density of gas/air at particular temperature. Hence in my opinion in case of human physical system which is perfectly a solid system, mg/kg will equivalent to ppm. Regards. Dr. Abdul Rauf From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Ellen Pearlstein Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 10:59 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Math headache This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hi all, It would not be typical for mg/kg to be equal to ppm, since the first is weight per weight, and the second is a count of one type of particle per total particles. The second (ppm) relies on the molecular weight of the gas and barometric pressure, since lighter particles under lower pressure disperse more readily resulting in fewer parts per million. With the name of the gaseous product you can likely look up the molecular weight; barometric pressure is often standardized at the normal atmospheric pressure at sea level which is 1013 hPa (which equals 1013 mbar, 760 mm Hg, or 1 atmosphere). The latter bit of info comes from http://iaq.dk/index.html#index, Conversion Calculator for pollutants. Do let us know what you figure out! all best, Ellen Pearlstein From: rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Math headache Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:36:58 + This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- The risk of introduction is primarily ingestion, but it could be introduced dermally at a much lower level. From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.commailto:bugma...@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 6:33 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Math headache This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Ryan - What is the product, a gas being inhaled or something being swallowed?? Tom -Original Message- From: Jones, Robert (Ryan) (Ryan) rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Fri, Mar 29
RE: [pestlist] Math headache
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- The risk of introduction is primarily ingestion, but it could be introduced dermally at a much lower level. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 6:33 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Math headache This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Ryan - What is the product, a gas being inhaled or something being swallowed?? Tom -Original Message- From: Jones, Robert (Ryan) (Ryan) rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Fri, Mar 29, 2013 5:11 pm Subject: [pestlist] Math headache This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Group, I am trying to determine the safe/unsafe exposure levels for a particular product and am not sure my calculations are correct. Here it is: The estimate for acceptable daily intake for this product (I know…this is an arbitrary figure to begin with) is .0002 mg/kg. A 180 lb. human weighs 81.64 kg. This makes the acceptable daily intake for that person .016328 mg. Can this number be converted/translated into ppm? There are some that claim the answer would be .016328 ppm, and others say it is an impossible equation because the only way this can be converted is with mg/liters. Any thoughts? I just need a ballpark figure. Thanks! Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [Colonial_Williamsburg_Logo.jpg] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.cominline: image001.jpg
[pestlist] RE: IPM documentation
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- We have been quite happy with Collectionpests.comhttp://www.collectionpests.com/ for storing interpreting the data we compile from our monitoring traps. It is simple to use and can be tweaked to fit your circumstances. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Holford, Elizabeth Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:37 AM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] IPM documentation This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello, Forgive me if this is a repeat topic of conversation. I am interested in finding out how pest activity along with associated IPM tasks (trap checks, pheromone replacement, etc.) is documented in other institutions. Paper monitoring logs, Excel spread sheets? Sophisticated documentation programs? Is there a particular program anyone recommends? Any particular program(s) anyone does not like? It would be great to hear input from the wider community. Thank you, Beth Holford -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] Fwd: Bug id
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- It looks like a partially crushed stink bug to me. Their ability to damage collections is debatable - some research shows that the excretions from these creatures can stain textiles. Because of their relatively robust size, a more likely scenario is that they will overwinter indoors, expire before spring and become a food source for Dermestids. We remove them as needed with vacuum cleaners. If you vacuum them up alive, plan on replacing the bag immediately - the reason for this will quickly become evident. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Nicole Nathan Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 1:22 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Fwd: Bug id This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello all, Can you help me identify this flying pest? I don't think it's harmful, but was in my museum this am. I've never seen anything like it. -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
[pestlist] RE: Indentification?
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- German cockroach nymph. The area where this was found should be inspected soon. Where there's one, there's more is not always an accurate cliché, but given the species in this case, it may be. Good luck! From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Pat Kelley Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:57 PM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] RE: Indentification? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- It is a late instar german cockroach, Blatella germanica nymph From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Whitney Robertson Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:14 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Indentification? Hi all, Can anyone identify this bug? Sorry he's a bit squished at the back end... Thanks! WAJR Whitney A. J. Robertson Museum Collections Manager The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008 T 202.785.2040 x429 F 202.785.0729 wrobert...@societyofthecincinnati.orgmailto:wrobert...@societyofthecincinnati.org www.societyofthecincinnati.orghttp://www.societyofthecincinnati.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
[pestlist] RE: Varied Carpet Beetle?
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- In Virginia, we typically have a surge of CB larval activity in late November, so I am not surprised to find a few of these little guys out and about. What surprises me in this instance is the uncharacteristic lack of concealment combined with the sheer volume of the larval population. As well as being seen in closets (on clothes), the larvae are crawling around out in the open on walls, the top sides of area rugs, on furniture, etc.. This behavior is not typical in any of the previous CB flare-ups I have dealt with. Even with relatively heavy larval concentrations, they usually seem to be pretty reclusive. My initial take on the situation was that the tenant had introduced an infested object into the house. I asked about this possibility, and he said he had indeed been working on a horse-hair stuffed repro chair that could have been the culprit. I questioned him carefully about when/ where he first noticed activity, but he was unable to pinpoint a time or place where the problem started. According to him, they just sort of exploded. Even if the chair or the tree were the source, how could the larvae have spread so quickly (over the course of two-three weeks) throughout every room in a two-story house? And why are there large concentrations of pupal casings stuck to the ceiling of the basement? To me, this would indicate an infestation a bit more extensive than an infested object. But if I am dealing with a well-rooted infestation that is just now simmering over, why haven't the tenants noticed activity before? No easy answers to this one! From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Morgan, Amber Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 3:29 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: Varied Carpet Beetle? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hi Ryan, Oh yeah, those are carpet beetles. I'm not an entomologist, but there are a few thoughts I'm having about your sudden outbreak. First of all, have you acquired any new objects or received any shipments recently? Carpet beetles are excellent hitchhikers. You mentioned a Christmas tree - tell us more about that. Is it a real tree? Carpet beetles love bird nests, and birds love to make nests in pine trees. Is it an artificial tree? Was it stored somewhere throughout the year? If so, you might want to look in that location for signs of trouble. Secondly, and this would be something I'd like an entomologist to confirm, I wonder if the weather this year is a contributing factor. You guys are having weather in the 60s, correct? If you had some cold weather, and then it suddenly got much warmer, that could have kicked their life cycle into gear prematurely. I know other insects are affected by this (I saw mosquitos in PA yesterday) so I'm assuming an explosion of carpet beetles in December could work the same way. As for the missing adults, there are plenty of insects out there that will eat dead adult beetles. Do you have a lot of spiders? Don't forget, carpet beetle larvae eat animal-based products and proteins, which, in my experience, includes dead beetles. Your best option will be to try to find the source, although it sounds like they're pretty widespread so it's likely multiple sources at this point. You said you pulled these ones from the basement ceiling - is it a drop ceiling? Can you get into the ceiling at all to find out what's going on in there? Good luck. I have some experience dealing with these things. Feel free to give me a call. Amber the warhol: Amber E. Morgan Associate Registrar 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 T 412.237.8306 F 412.237.8340 E morg...@warhol.orgmailto:morg...@warhol.org W www.warhol.orghttp://www.warhol.org/ The Andy Warhol Museum One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP warhol: facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/thewarholmuseum | warhol: twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/thewarholmuseum From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Jones, Robert (Ryan) Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 12:34 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Varied Carpet Beetle? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email
RE: [pestlist] RE: beetle identification
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- It's a Dermestid, probably Anthrenus verbasci (Varied carpet beetle). Larva up top and cast skin further down below it. Their peak adult season in Virginia is in early-mid spring. We remove dozens of adult specimens from windowsills during this time-frame, but see them here and there throughout the summer. Seeing a larvae or two this time of year is pretty normal, but if it were me, I would check any rugs/fabric in the area to make sure there are no more lurking. It looks like this fellow may have made a meal of another insect on the very top of the glue, but I can't tell for sure form the photo. I have actually seen traps where the VCB larvae devoured another dead insect on the glue and didn't get caught themselves! From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Peterson, Elizabeth A Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 12:28 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] RE: beetle identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I've managed to get a better image, I think. It's attached. Thanks to all who've responded so far, and to Dave for the microscope info. Annie From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Ross, David Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 7:32 AM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: RE: [pestlist] RE: beetle identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hi Annie. I am enclosing a link for a digital microscope that I have found to be very useful for identifying pests. It's a very versatile tool that will allow you to photograph and send seamlessly. www.dino-lite.comhttp://www.dino-lite.com Dave Ross Vault and Holdings Officer Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre david.r...@bac-lac.gc.camailto:david.r...@bac-lac.gc.ca From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Appelbaum Himmelstein Sent: November-07-12 5:46 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] RE: beetle identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- The last pix I sent to the list were taken with a regular digital camera on zoom, and on a tripod - nothing special. Barbara Appelbaum On Nov 7, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Morgan, Amber wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Unfortunately, that image is too small to identify what you've got there. Is there a chance you could take a higher resolution image? You can send it to me off list if you want. I'm not an entomologist, but there are certain pests that I can confidently identify. From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Peterson, Elizabeth A Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 3:45 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: beetle identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- The picture I linked to is just one that I know is a carpet beetle larva; I've now attached an image of one from my own trap, with the pest in question circled in red. It's not a great image, so I don't know how much it will help, but that's what I'm looking at. I'll try putting some traps in areas with more light and see if I catch any adults; my traps are mostly in dark corners now. Fluorescent lighting is the only source of light, the windows in the building were covered with plywood. I've found them in traps in various place throughout the building, so controlling them will likely be a pretty big challenge. Thanks Annie Annie Peterson Preservation Librarian Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Tulane University 504 865
RE: [pestlist] WDI PIX
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Thx Tom. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 4:17 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] WDI PIX This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Ryan - If the wood in the photos is a softwood (white pine, fir, hem-fir), then it's probably OHB. Many of the holes look old. The larvae may have ridden in with the columns and logs when they were installed and you are just now seeing a small bit of activity. Perhaps you can simply replace these elements to rid the place of the infestation. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Jones, Robert (Ryan) (Ryan) rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Thu, Nov 1, 2012 1:34 pm Subject: [pestlist] WDI PIX This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Ha! Helps to include the photos… Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [Colonial_Williamsburg_Logo.jpg] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.cominline: image001.jpg
[pestlist] ID Request: Wood Destroying Insects
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Colleagues, A member of our staff stumbled across this damage earlier today. The objects are part of a hands-on exhibit that is open for three months a year, but the building has been closed since summer. My guess was Old House Borers, but I know there are other types of WDI that are similar in size. Any thoughts from these photos? I apologize for the poor quality. Thanks in advance for your help. Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [Colonial_Williamsburg_Logo.jpg] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com inline: image003.jpg
RE: [pestlist] Fleas in Historic Ranch House
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I have not seen any replies to this post, so I will respond from the standpoint of a pest management specialist. ...is there anything we can use in the historic house to kill the fleas that will not be damaging to the historic fabrics and artifacts? Which fabrics are originals/untreatable? The carpet is the main fabric I am curious about. If a majority of the carpet can be treated with an IGR/Adulticide combination (I highly recommend Ultracide by Whitmire-Micro-Gen), you may stand a chance of getting rid of the fleas. When I treat houses that are infested, I do two separate treatments at a two-week interval to allow for unhatched juvenile fleas to emerge. I ask the resident to launder sheets, bedspreads, and other removable fabrics the day of treatment. I also suggest that the floors be vacuumed just before I arrive. Vacuuming the floor helps the process up by pulling adults/eggs closer to the surface of the carpet, but I don't think it will work as a stand-alone approach. Hope this helps and/or facilitates a few comments. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of p...@rancholosalamitos.com Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:20 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Fleas in Historic Ranch House This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- We have a problem at our historic site with fleas. Farm animals, as well as cats, are kept on site. In addition, we are sited near a river bed (California style - totally encased in concrete); and we're not far from a wetlands sanctuary. So, there are plenty of 'possums, raccoons, skunks, etc. on the grounds after dark. In the barnyards, I'm willing to live and let live. But the fleas have come into the historic ranch house. Other than constant thorough vacuuming, is there anything we can use in the historic house to kill the fleas that will not be damaging to the historic fabrics and artifacts? Help! The staff and visitors are being eaten alive! Thanks! Pamela Young Lee Curator Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch Gardens 6400 Bixby Hill Road Long Beach, CA 90815 562.431.3541 www.RanchoLosAlamitos.orghttp://www.RanchoLosAlamitos.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] Floor covering in Directors Office
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I strongly suggest advocating for synthetic carpet as a first choice. If that is unacceptable, try for the sisal with the lowest wool blend you can find. Plant fibers are less likely to be consumed than animal fibers, but they are still a viable alternative (for Dermestids, moths etc.) if there is no other feeding material available. A wool/sisal blend with a high wool ratio would be the worst option from a pest prevention standpoint. I say this as one who was recently involved in replacing several wool-blend carpets (fortunately not collection items) that were quite attractive to Varied carpet beetle larvae. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid A. Neuman Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 3:35 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net; pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Floor covering in Directors Office This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I am writing about the choice of floor covering requested by the Director's Office at our art museum. They are interested in installing either Sisal or Wool sisal in the Directors office. There will also be two or three accessioned paintings exhibited in this space as well. I am concerned about the tastiness of both of these choices (sisal and wool sisal) to potential critters. The Director's office is in a different corridor than the art collections however I am concerned about creating a potentially amiable environment for pests in general within the museum. What do people think? Should I continue to advocate for synthetic flooring options which have heretofore not been of interest unfortunately? I do not believe that they will be using a foam pad under the rug which is a good thing to avoid any potential off-gassing of the foam. I am also concerned that a fire retardant applied to the sisal may be necessary from a safety point of view. I will off course follow-up with an exam of the MSDS sheet of the fire retardant. But basically my question has to do with whether or not a large expanse of sisal is of concern to nearby collections on display. I don't want to be a PEST! Ingrid Neuman -Original Message- From: Rachel Malloy Sent: May 3, 2012 11:36 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: Rodents and Door Seals This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I have found three Gopher snakes in the past three years inside the facility. They were happily released into the sagebrush to see another day. I wonder if the door seals will prevent snakes as well. That's a question to ask the pest control company. I would also like to prevent scorpions from entering as well. Rachel Kaleilehua Malloy Anthropology Collections Manager Nevada State Museum 600 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: 775-687-4810 x229 Email: rmal...@nevadaculture.orgmailto:rmal...@nevadaculture.org From: ad...@museumpests.net [ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Peggie Stromberg [peggie_...@cityofelgin.org] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 8:20 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: Rodents and Door Seals This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- If you have that many mice, are you also plagued with snakes? Margaret (Peggie) Stromberg Executive Director Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology 847-741-6655 peggie_...@cityofelgin.orgmailto:peggie_...@cityofelgin.org The mission of the Elgin Public Museum is to enhance knowledge of the natural sciences and anthropology through the use of exhibits and interactive experiences. From: ad...@museumpests.net [ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Rachel Malloy [rmal...@nevadaculture.org] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:00 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: Rodents and Door Seals This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email.
RE: [pestlist]
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- What are the size dimensions of the specimen? It looks an awful lot like a subterranean termite swarmer. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Ross, David Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 11:42 AM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello all. Could someone help me identify the insect that was found in one of our collection storage sights? Thanks David Ross Vault and Holdings Management Officer Library and Archives Canada david.r...@bac-lac.gc.camailto:david.r...@bac-lac.gc.ca -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist]
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I will be interested to hear others weigh in on this. There is an interesting exchange about these two insects at http://bugguide.net/node/view/398016 Rove beetles and termite swarmers are apparently confused quite a bit. The rove beetles I run into usually have a more pointed abdomen, but the size would be typical of both insects. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Ross, David Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:01 PM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: RE: [pestlist] This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- It is approximately7 mm in length From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Jones, Robert (Ryan) Sent: May-08-12 12:58 PM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: RE: [pestlist] This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- What are the size dimensions of the specimen? It looks an awful lot like a subterranean termite swarmer. From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net]mailto:[mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Ross, David Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 11:42 AM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello all. Could someone help me identify the insect that was found in one of our collection storage sights? Thanks David Ross Vault and Holdings Management Officer Library and Archives Canada david.r...@bac-lac.gc.camailto:david.r...@bac-lac.gc.ca -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] electronic squirrel deterrents
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I found this link to be helpful: www.squirrel-attic.com/ I have heard nothing but failure stories about the sonic devices. We have had some squirrel problems of our own in Williamsburg. The issue with trapping squirrels this time of year is the risk of marooning live young nesting in the attic with no food source. Adult squirrels usually give birth shortly after taking up residence in an attic/wall void in the early spring. If the adults are trapped out of the building and the juvenile squirrels are not old enough to fend for themselves, they will starve to death. This has ugly ramifications from both a humane and a secondary scavenger standpoint. Waiting until June to set traps may enable you to trap out both generations at the same time. I have found that sliced apples work very well as bait. -Original Message- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of samantha_rich...@nps.gov Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:04 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] electronic squirrel deterrents This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello all, One of our historic buildings, a log cabin, has squirrel issues. We've tried plugging the holes with hardwire cloth and copper mesh, but the squirrels just pull it out and use it as nesting material. The building has double walls with a gap in between, perfect for stuffing with apples and raising squirrel babies. A member of our maintenance crew brought in information about an ultrasound emitter that acts as a repellent. (This one is called YardGard.) Does anyone have any experiences with these kind of devices and whether they work? Thanks, Sam Samantha Richert, Curator Klondike Gold Rush NHP P.O. Box 517 Skagway, AK 99840 907-983-9222 -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
[pestlist] RE: Beehives
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I am not a beekeeper, so I don't know what the possibilities are of the colony splitting off from the wooden-box type hive you have described. If bees from the box-colony scout out a different location and try establish a new colony, you could end up with some pretty extensive problems. I have helped coordinate the removal of honey bee nests in wall voids on property here in Williamsburg, and it is not a pretty sight. Often, the process involves cutting large holes in walls to remove the nests and honey. If not, you can imagine the mess that would occur with insects and rodents (and secondary scavengers like Dermestids) being drawn to the honey as a food source. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Abigail K Stevens Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:09 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] RE: Beehives This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Thanks Matt, Yes it would be an active hive, the wooden box type, with honey bees I think. Like you said, I had heard of other pests taking up residence in hives, but wasn't sure which pests. We have had problems in the past with Reesa vespulae beetles, which like eating dead insects, and so I'm particularly worried about the bees encouraging them! Thanks for your comments, Abby From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Matthew Mickletz Sent: 31 January 2012 12:20 To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] RE: Beehives This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hi Abby, Just to clarify: do you mean a beehive as in the wooden, box-type with multiple honey comb frames in? Will it be active or an empty one on display? Or is it the kind found in nature? Just some passing thoughts My two cent - Active or inactive, I can't imagine it not having some impact on the IPM. If it is a newly made box-type hive, I suppose you could have that chance of wood boring insects. I have also read about other insects taking up residence in active hives, mites, wax moths (don't know anything about these guys as a threat to anything, just that they get ignored by the bees), even mice! Then, yes, as you mentioned, this potential for dead insects in the hive = food for baddies. OK, anyway, this is assuming an active hive, I'll stop now. :) Best, Matt Mickletz From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Abigail K Stevens Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:47 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Beehives Dear all, Our Museum is keen to install a beehive somewhere around our building. Obviously this is of concern to me, as I don't want to be introducing lots of insects that can find their way into the building and die, thus becoming a food source for more threatening pests. I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience of the kind of impact a beehive can have on IPM, and can highlight any potential problems or ways of reducing the risk that a hive might cause? Many thanks in advance, Abby Abby Stevens Preventive Conservator Manchester Museum Whitworth Art Gallery 0161 3061590 or 07825011011 abigail.k.stev...@manchester.ac.uk Monday, Tuesday Friday - Museum Wednesday Thursday - Gallery [Image removed by sender.]http://www.winterthur.org/email/emp_signature -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] Controlling wood pests with Borax based products
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I am interested in this too. I know that a similar product (Armor Guard) was discontinued, so I wonder if there is any correlation. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Mullen, Kathleen D - WHS Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:43 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Controlling wood pests with Borax based products This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- We’ve just been quoted a service including Timbor by a pest control company, and it seems to be available on the internet, so I’m curious about what you may know that I don’t, Tom? ☺ We are going to use Boracare for our project however, because of the PEG… I’m particularly interested to hear more about the idea brought up in the original email of microwave radiation – but is seems no one has had experience with this? Katie Mullen Preservation Coordinator, Library-Archives Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State Street Madison, WI 53706-1482 PH: 608-264-6489 cell: 608-575-8944 kathleen.mul...@wisconsinhistory.orgmailto:kathleen.mul...@wisconsinhistory.org Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846 From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Parker Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:45 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Controlling wood pests with Borax based products This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- The computer changed Timbor to Tomboy. Ha! It's Timbor - no longer available. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Thomas Parker bugma...@aol.commailto:bugma...@aol.com wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Tomboy is no longer on the market. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Rick Kerschner rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.orgmailto:rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- We have had very good results from applying Boracare to unpainted beams or sills in our historic buildings to control carpenter ant and powder post beetle infestations. The polyethylene glycol penetrates the wood gradually but completely if applied properly, carrying the borates with it into the wood. The treatment stops most of the infestation the first year, and in our case all of it by the second year. Timbor is another commercial product used for this purpose. Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.orgmailto:rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net]mailto:[mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of David Cottier-Angeli Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:37 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Killing pests with microwaves This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Would someone have scientific references and more general information on suggested technologies to kill some historical building wood beam pests? They have yet not responded to repeated standard fumigation, anoxia and injection treatments, mainly due to lack of access. The life cycle seems to be between 4-5 years before becoming fast-growing adults. Please do not ask his name, as I have had inconsistent identifications, but life is certainly there as fresh saw dust is produced repeatedly and in high quantity. The now suggested method is to uses microwaves (frequencies between 300 MHz (0.3 GHz) and 300 GHz) set to heat up to 60 deg. C. Thank you for your help on this as timber is not my specific field
RE: [pestlist] Insect ID
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- That sounds as good as anything we could guess at. Thanks, Tom! From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 5:59 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Insect ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Ryan - It appears there may have been some sort of fresh vegetable matter at one time in the basket. Some sort of caterpillar fed on the vegetable matter, spun a cocoon, and the moths then emerged. Whatever was the food source was either removed or dried up, hence the end of the infestation. That's my best guess. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Jones, Robert (Ryan) (Ryan) rjo...@cwfoundation.onmicrosoft.com To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:47 pm Subject: [pestlist] Insect ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello group! Today, a few of us were looking at some items during a building closing. We came across a basket that had signs of insect activity inside, but couldn’t quite figure out what we were looking at. The weaving on the basket is quite small….about ¼ inch thick. The attached picture was taken on zoom. In actual size, the casings you see are approximately 2/3 the size of a typical carpet beetle molting. The casings are also quite sticky, and are attached firmly to the basket material. The frass is widespread throughout a 4-6 inch section of the bottom of the basket. There was no discernible webbing or insect parts nearby. Any thoughts? Thanks for your help! Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [Colonial_Williamsburg_Logo.jpg] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwfoundation.onmicrosoft.commailto:rjo...@cwfoundation.onmicrosoft.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.cominline: image001.jpg
RE: [pestlist] re: Pest identification
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Clover mites this early in the year? I know it’s possible, but most of Utah is frigid in January. Has your area had a localized warm-up recently? From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:48 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] re: Pest identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Group - I agree with Lou; it's a clover mite. They are very common by the millions in new and heavily-fertilized lawns. They feed on a variety of vegetation and grasses. If the lawn touches the foundation, they commonly crawl up the walls and enter through AC units and window drip holes at the base of the window frame. Putting a 2 or 3 foot band of dark-colored, crushed stones as a border around the perimeter foundation goes a long way towards preventing them from crawling up the walls. The sun heats up the stones and turns the border into an effective barrier. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Lou sor...@amnh.org To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 2:46 pm Subject: RE: [pestlist] re: Pest identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Maybe a clover mite (Bryobia spp.). On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:05:57 -0700, JENNIFER ORTIZ wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I found the other photo that I thought was lost…hope this helps id the bug. Jennifer Ortiz Assistant Collections Manager Utah Museum of Fine Arts 801-585-9769 From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net?] On Behalf Of JENNIFER ORTIZ Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:30 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] re: Pest identification This was the best I could do—sorry the attachment didn’t go through the first time. Jennifer Ortiz Assistant Collections Manager Utah Museum of Fine Arts 801-585-9769 From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net?] On Behalf Of Del Re, Christine Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:01 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Cc: JENNIFER ORTIZ Subject: RE: [pestlist] re: Pest identification Photo? From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net?] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:44 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Cc: jennifer.or...@umfa.utah.edumailto:jennifer.or...@umfa.utah.edu Subject: [pestlist] re: Pest identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I think you wanted this to go to the pestlist, so I'm forwarding it there. From: JENNIFER ORTIZ Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 7:19 PM To: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net Subject: Pest identification Hi there- Can anyone ID this bug for me? They are covering severaltraps located in a basement stairwell and appear bright orange. Thank you! Regards, Jennifer Jennifer Ortiz Assistant Collections Manager Utah Museum of Fine Arts 801-585-9769 -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- ---
RE: [pestlist] Insect ID New Pix #2
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Thanks, Lou. I will keep everyone posted on this. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Lou Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:21 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Insect ID New Pix #2 This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Ryan, Thanks for sending the specimens. As I suggested in an earlier email, I think they look more like Corticaria species (hard to say, the image can't be zoomed in without losing definition) or something similar. These would be beetles that belong to the Latridiidae. Older literature/name is listed as Lathridiidae., they are representatives of the family Latridiidae (minute brown scavenger beetles), genus Corticaria, and not ground beetles, members of the family Carabidae. Antennae not filiform, but have last 3 segments of antennae enlarged. Hind trochanters normal, not expanded, extended. Probably Corticaria serrata. I recently found these little guys in a historic house on property. Here are the environmental conditions: · Specimens were located almost exclusively on 2nd floor · Specimens were found on wood floors (unfinished) with gaps in between boards and an inaccessible void underneath · Specimens found mostly under beds and on insect monitors · A few specimens found on a wool blanket (dead) folded on a colonial era bed Since latridiids feed exclusively on molds, fungi, there must be something going on in that area that allows mold fungi to grow. It may not be a large growth, but enough to support a latridiid population. It may be a water leak, seepage, condensation, something that isn't obvious but related to a moisture condition. It could be on the lower floor and the beetles are crawling up to the 2nd floor because it's easier in some way to get to where you are finding them. Could be on a higher lever and they are coming down. There may be another explanation, maybe you will find out more information during your investigation. Keep us informed. On Thu, 8 Dec 2011 18:38:23 -0500, bugma...@aol.com wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- It has filiform antennae and certainly looks like a ground beetle. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Jones, Robert (Ryan) (Ryan) To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 5:20 pm Subject: [pestlist] Insect ID New Pix #2 This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- One more…. -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- --- Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomology Section Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 phone: 212-769-5613 fax: 212-769-5277 email: sor...@amnh.org The New York Entomological Society, Inc. email: n...@amnh.org web: www.nyentsoc.org Online journal from 2001 forward www.BioOne.org www.jstor.org
RE: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol?
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I just took a look at the Gentrol product label - you are right. It seems that cockroaches and bedbugs exposed to Hydroprene while undergoing instar stages of incomplete metamorphosis are rendered sterile as adults. According to the label, Hydroprene actually kills insects undergoing complete metamorphosis at the pupae stage. Obviously, not all of the pupae will be killed by the application, which will result in some or most of the upcoming generation being sterilized. I still say it’s worth a shot as part of a layered approach. From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:23 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- An insect growth regulator will not affect adult moths; it may however affect pupation into an adult, sometimes resulting in malformation of the adult and/or sterilization. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Jones, Robert (Ryan) (Ryan) rjo...@cwf.org To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Thu, Nov 3, 2011 11:42 am Subject: RE: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Thanks for this post - I was just corrected on a misconception I had between the active ingredients of Gentrol and another similar product named Precor, which is used for flea sterilization. It had always been my assumption that Hydroprene was developed for insects that went through incomplete metamorphosis (like bed bugs and cockroaches), and that Methoprene was designed for insects that went though complete metamorphosis (like fleas). Since Dermestids, Clothes moths, and most other heritage-eaters go through complete metamorphosis, I assumed that Precor would be the choice to use if working with an IGR in a museum setting. Interestingly enough, there is a 3rd option out called Nylar that claims to work for both types of insect growth patterns. As far as the use of the IGR’s in the elevator shaft, I agree with Tom that they will have limited effect on the juvenile population. A secondary benefit of using the product, however, would be the sterilization of at least some of the existing adult population. If you suspect there are a significant number of adult moths left in the building, the use of IGR’s might be justified. I also highly recommend Alpine. I used it in treating yellow jacket nests this year (which are historically problematic) and found it to be highly effective. It has a great one-two punch, and is non-repellant, which will help contain the infestation rather than scattering it. From: ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.netmailto:ad...@museumpests.net?] On Behalf Of bugma...@aol.commailto:bugma...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:58 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Denise - I think Gentrol would be a waste of chemical. Gentrol holds larvae in the larval state; it usually does not prevent eggs from hatching. The Alpine Dust would be a good choice as long as the elevator pit remains dry. Thomas A. Parker, PhD Pest Control Services, Inc. -Original Message- From: Denise Migdail dmigd...@asianart.orgmailto:dmigd...@asianart.org To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Wed, Nov 2, 2011 3:12 pm Subject: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- After tracking and mapping webbing clothes moths for several months, we have pinpointed our elevator shaft as a primary source. It housed a gradual build up of debris from eight years of service, which when inspected did contain larvae. We are now looking at having
[pestlist] RE: Silverfish traps, the good the bad
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Matt, We have an ongoing silverfish population in one of our historic buildings that appears to be originating in the wall voids and the attic (which is filled with a seaweed-based insulation...perfect food source!) In response, I used an electric power duster several years ago to broadcast Niban bait (very similar to Entice) throughout the attic void hoping to kill the silverfish in their native environment before they could get to the wall voids and spill out under cracks between the floor and baseboard. The results were minimal at best. Do you see evidence of silverfish activity in your storage spaces, or are you simply looking for a way to effectively prevent problems? Since we have notorious silverfish activity in the building referred to above, maybe I will try some Niban Fine bait on a few of our insect monitors to see what happens. I browsed the web this afternoon and am very curious about the effectiveness of the numerous pheromone traps that are listed for control of silverfish. Victor made a pheromone trap that was labeled for German cockroaches that worked miracles in some of the kitchens I serviced, both in early detection and population reduction. Best of luck with your trapping, Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [cid:image001.jpg@01CC10C0.877E7A40] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Matthew Mickletz Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 2:46 PM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] Silverfish traps, the good the bad This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello all, For several years now, at least since before my time, we've placed the DEKKO brand silverfish paks in every window (behind curtains) and in our storage areas, however we never really had any evidence proving their worth. Recently, upon the recommendation of our pest service entomologist and rep, we've placed a few sticky traps laced with Entice, a boric acid based insecticide transported on a starch (I think corn based). Does anyone have any experience or opinion on either method of silverfish control? Which is better and proven so. Or maybe have another suggestions for baiting and killing/trapping silverfish? I would like to choose one proven method and implement it throughout. The DEKKO paks aren't cheap and tend to get kicked under shelving and objects, forgotten about until sucked up by a vacuum. Thanks much, Matt Matthew A. Mickletz - Supervisor - Preventive Conservation - Winterthur - 302-888-4752 [cid:~WRD000.jpg]http://www.winterthur.org/email/emp_signature -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com inline: ~WRD000.jpginline: image001.jpg
RE: [pestlist] Digest Mode
Daily for me as well. From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Megan Emery Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:05 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Digest Mode I also agree that daily would be best. Not only for time sensitive material, but I'm more likely to have the time to go through smaller batches than large. Thanks, Megan Megan J. Emery Associate Conservator of Objects Professional Associate of AIC Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202 t: (513) 639-2869 f: (513) 639 2996 megan.em...@cincyart.org From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Silence, Patricia Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:03 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Digest Mode Daily would be best for me, I agree that many posts are time-sensitive, and we frequently go weeks between flurries of interaction - so it would reduce what we get to a more concise bundle, but not make someone with an emergency wait. I do ask that we get the posts in the body of the digest email - rather than as attachments. Patty From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Leon Zak Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:29 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Digets Mode Hello all - I'm am setting up digest capabilities for this list. Digest mode (and it is optional by user) will save the emails that have come in over a certain period and then mail them to you all at once. If the period is set to one day, all emails coming in that day would be sent to you at one time at the end of the day. I can set the digest period and the send time. Digest period options are: daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. If you think you'd like to use the digest mode, please let me know which period you would prefer - I can only set it to one. Leon Zak ZAK Software Inc. http://zaks.com
[pestlist] Carpet Beetle Pheromone Traps
Hello all, Recently, I purchased a case of Varied Carpet Beetle pheromone traps to monitor for adult carpet beetle activity inside of a fabric storage facility we have on property. This facility has a history of sporadic carpet beetle activity, so it seemed logical at the time to install the pheromone traps so that chances of early detection could be increased. Since the installation of the traps, I have wondered about the wisdom of using them in an area that does not have an active infestation of carpet beetles. By their nature, do pheromone traps increase the likelihood of an infestation by drawing carpet beetles into the area? If the radius of trap attraction is, say, ten feet wide around the area of installation, the chances of attracting adult carpet beetles from outside is somewhat remote. If, however, the radius of attraction is much wider than that, there might be a need to rethink the installation of the traps and go with a visual inspection (which would be almost impossible given the volume of the material) or some other means that would be less likely to create problems. Obviously, the detection of adult carpet beetles on a pheromone trap is only an indicator light that would facilitate a thorough inspection of nearby materials for activity since it is the larvae that cause the damage to the fabric material. A post from anyone having experience with these pheromone traps would be a great help! Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [cid:image001.jpg@01CBF8E6.D62A6420] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org inline: image001.jpg
[pestlist] re: powder post beetles
Steve and Alex, Very helpful and pertinent information. I will continue to monitor pestlist and will update you on our course of action. Thanks for posting. Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [cid:image001.jpg@01CBC440.B70AA3F0] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org inline: image001.jpg
RE: [pestlist] diatomaceous earth vs. boric acid
This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I usually favor diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth works effectively as both a digestive and contact insecticide (it is a desiccant), whereas boric acid must be ingested by the insect during grooming to be effective. If you go with Diatomaceous earth, I have found Mother Earth D by Whitmire Microgen to be effective; just make sure the crystalline silica content on whatever you purchase is below 3% and you wear a dust mask during application. I recently did some online research on diatomaceous earth and have posted some tidbits about it at this link: http://pestguy1776.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/httppestguy1776-wordpress-com/ If you opt out of both dusts and go with Niban, I recommend using the Niban Fine Bait, which is specifically made for smaller insects. -Original Message- From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Scott Harvey Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 3:07 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] diatomaceous earth vs. boric acid This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Niban bait would work better. Scott Harvey Pest Specialist University of Colorado, Boulder 303-735-0406 -Original Message- From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of samantha_rich...@nps.gov Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:04 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] diatomaceous earth vs. boric acid This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello all, I am writing to solicit opinions on the relative merits of using diatomaceous earth vs. boric acid to treat silverfish. Recommendations of specific products would be great. The storage area in question is a relatively sound finished basement room with two or three silverfish showing up in traps per week. We're looking to move more collections into the room and would like to treat it prophylactically. Also, any opinions on whether we would need to move all of the collections out of the room during treatment or could we move storage equipment to the center of the room and just treat the nooks and crannies? Thanks for your help! Samantha Richert Project Curator/NPSA Curator of Record PWR - Cultural Resources 909 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 206-220-4130 - To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.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 send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.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 send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.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] Bug Identification...again
I found this link on whatsthatbug.com: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2004/07/05/ground-beetle-unidentified-species/ I agree that this is a type of ground beetle and no cause for immediate concern. From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Kim Adkins Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:59 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Bug Identification...again Thank you all so much for your help identifying my bug from yesterday. To paraphrase the song, another day, another bug. Again, I don't think this bug is a baddie, but I wanted to be sure. This one is about 0.5 inches long. It's about 0.25 inches wide. Sorry about the weird purple streaks on the picture. I took a few, but they kept showing up. Thanks again for your help!
[pestlist] Square Necked Grain Beetles
Hello all, My name is Ryan Jones, and I am the IPM Specialist for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, VA. We have recently encountered a problem in one of our museums that we would like to get your input on. Approximately two months ago, we had a section of wood flooring torn out near one of the galleries in the DeWitt Wallace Art Museum. Around that time, we began to see large numbers of small, unidentified red beetles that were roughly 1/8 inch long in an office that was 150-200 feet away from the work-site. We sent these beetles off to a nearby university to be identified, and, to our surprise, the specimens were identified as Square Necked Grain Beetles. As you know, Square Necked Grain Beetles are a stored product pest that would likely be right at home inside a container of corn meal, flour, or other food product. We have been puzzled, however, about how they could live in such large numbers in an art museum. I have researched these insects online and have found no evidence that they would be able to survive in a subfloor or wall void without a food substance to sustain them. We have inspected the surrounding workshops and mechanical rooms, break room, and other areas that might play host to an infestation of these insects, but have had no luck finding a source. The beetles continue to be found in some of our textile displays, on the wood floor beside the baseboards in sporadic areas throughout the museum, in hallways adjacent to the gallery, and in large numbers in the office where they were originally spotted. What are your thoughts on how we can get rid of these pests? Can Square Necked Grain Beetles thrive in an art gallery, or is there a possibility that the insect was misidentified? Is it possible that these beetles can invade from outside? (One of the common denominators seems to be that the sightings occur in close proximity to an exterior wall.) I am prepared to take pictures of the insects or send samples if need be to clarify what we are dealing with. I have reviewed pictures of this beetle online and the specimens look exactly like the ones we are seeing. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [cid:image003.jpg@01CB6A20.D504A420] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.orgmailto:rjo...@cwf.org inline: image003.jpg
