RE: [pestlist] Moth ID Help

2017-12-12 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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Hello,

To my eye they are all casemaking clothes moths. They have been known to travel 
through air ducts.

Matthew A. Mickletz - Manager, Preventive Conservation - Winterthur 
Museum - 302.888.4752
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Dear PestList,

Can anyone identify these two sets of moths? We've been finding them in 
mechanical rooms and near exterior doors. The smaller moth (photo "Moth3") has 
been showing up on pheromone traps with webbing clothes moth and casemaking 
clothes moth lures. Only adults have been found.

Thanks in advance,
Megan

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RE: [pestlist] heat and silverfish

2017-09-27 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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It’s my understanding that they must live in a climate that has a high 
humidity; read somewhere at least 75% RH.  So, I’d gather they would not last 
very long in 108F and low humidity.  Firebrats are known to tolerate slightly 
higher temperatures (hence their name) but still need humidity to survive.

I’ve been trying to get a decent specimen, however once they die they dry out 
fair quickly in normal indoor, comfortable temperatures and humidity, let’s say 
70F and 50%RH.

Best,
Matt

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Here's an interesting question:  How long would silverfish live in an 
environment of 108 degrees and low humidity?

Thanks,

Alan


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[pestlist] Endearing article

2017-09-20 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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Good morning,

I posted this to our social media sites, however I know not all frequent them.  
So I thought I'd share a very endearing article about an 8 year old girl and 
her love of bugs.  Enjoy!

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/19/551876044/once-teased-for-her-love-of-bugs-8-year-old-co-authors-scientific-paper?utm_source=facebook.com_medium=social_campaign=npr_term=nprnews_content=20170920

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RE: [pestlist] Beetle identification

2017-08-11 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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Tony,

Fascinating!  I also noticed that the legs seemed “hairy” as opposed to those 
on the dermestids I was looking at.  Is this a correct observation?

Best,
Matt

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Casey and Matthew -
I think your suggestion that this might be a dermestid is quite reasonable, 
given the compact shape and the presence of scales on the thorax and wing 
cases. However this doesn't match any of the dermestids that I know, and there 
are other families of beetles with scales, notably the weevils and bark beetles 
(Curculionidae). In this case the asymmetric scale pattern gave it away - most 
bark beetles are rather plain, but this genus has a couple of species with such 
a pattern. I used an old book that I've had for over 50 years to make the 
initial identification, and confirmed it with an internet search for images of 
the genus. (There's a limit to what I can keep in my head!) The other clue that 
I had was that Simon mentioned dozens of beetles trying to get out. In my 
experience that most often results from a mass emergence from firewood.
Tony

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To the untrained eye this looks more dermestid-like, though perhaps I project 
my greatest problem onto any bug.  Tony, as an entomologist I trust your 
observation but wonder about the features that drew you to that diagnosis? I 
was looking at shape and scale pattern (though my amature eye).
Casey

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Wow, yeah, Tony narrowed it down!  Makes more sense.

Matt

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Hi Simon
This is one of the bark beetles (Scolytinae) - I would say it is Hylesinus 
fraxini or a close relative. They are usually associated with ash trees 
(Fraxinus), and tunnel under the bark. When they occur in large numbers 
indoors, the first thing to inspect is any firewood. It is most likely they are 
emerging from that. They do not present a threat to the building or its 
contents, except that dead individuals provide food for Anthrenus larvae.
Best wishes
Tony

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RE: [pestlist] Beetle identification

2017-08-11 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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Wow, yeah, Tony narrowed it down!  Makes more sense.

Matt

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Hi Simon
This is one of the bark beetles (Scolytinae) - I would say it is Hylesinus 
fraxini or a close relative. They are usually associated with ash trees 
(Fraxinus), and tunnel under the bark. When they occur in large numbers 
indoors, the first thing to inspect is any firewood. It is most likely they are 
emerging from that. They do not present a threat to the building or its 
contents, except that dead individuals provide food for Anthrenus larvae.
Best wishes
Tony

Dr A.G.Irwin
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Norwich
Norfolk NR2 3PH
England
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Hallo Group,

This little guy I could not find in any of my books. The specimen is from 
southern Jutland in Denmark. Dozens of individuals of this species appeared 
inside an old, inhabited farm house (timber structures, probably organic 
filling material in ceilings, all kinds of possible food sources available, but 
the source has not yet been discovered) in the course of July, flying to the 
windows to get outside. They are about 3 mm in length. Colour isn’t great in 
the pictures, but greyish-brown with off-white scale markings is still pretty 
much what it looks like in real.
Any help would be appreciated!

Best regards,

Simon Schölch
Konserveringstekniker / Dipl.-Rest.

Bevaringscenter Fyn
v/Langelands Museum

Østergade 25
5900 Rudkøbing
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RE: [pestlist] Beetle identification

2017-08-11 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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Hello Simon,

It looks very similar to an adult museum beetle, Anthrenus museorum, in the 
dermestid group.  Others might have a keener eye, however.  :)

The habit of them trying to get out windows, failing and depositing themselves 
in as the sills, is similar to what I see in adult varied carpet beetles.  In 
your farm house their larvae could be feeding on dead rodents, other dead 
insects within the structure.

Some more information on them via MuseumPests.net website:
http://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/museum-beetle-fact-sheet.pdf

Best,
Matt

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Hallo Group,

This little guy I could not find in any of my books. The specimen is from 
southern Jutland in Denmark. Dozens of individuals of this species appeared 
inside an old, inhabited farm house (timber structures, probably organic 
filling material in ceilings, all kinds of possible food sources available, but 
the source has not yet been discovered) in the course of July, flying to the 
windows to get outside. They are about 3 mm in length. Colour isn't great in 
the pictures, but greyish-brown with off-white scale markings is still pretty 
much what it looks like in real.
Any help would be appreciated!

Best regards,

Simon Schölch
Konserveringstekniker / Dipl.-Rest.

Bevaringscenter Fyn
v/Langelands Museum

Østergade 25
5900 Rudkøbing
Tlf. + 45 63 51 63 12
Tlf. + 45 63 51 63 13
E-mail: s...@langelandkommune.dk

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RE: [pestlist] Identification

2017-05-23 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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Certainly looks like Reesa vespulae to me as well.  I did have to look it up 
however!  It's not one I've come across at our institution (yet).  Also, we 
don't have it in our ID section of MuseumPests.  Perhaps we need to add it.

Best,
Matt

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Hi Jill,
I am no expert but it certainly looks like the larvae we have found associated 
with adult Reesa vespulae.
Karen

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I am 99% sure these are the larvae of Reesa vespulae but would appreciate 
confirmation.
Many thanks,

Jill

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RE: [pestlist] Mystery Beetle

2017-05-03 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

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I'll second ground beetle and echo William's statement of "accidental" visitor 
and not necessary to dive too deep into in terms of nailing down a species.

Dead ones in numbers can provide food for dermistids.   Eliminating them or 
preventing them from entering is still a good thing!

Best,
Matt

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Hello Erika,

I'll take a stab here. It appears to be a ground beetle of some 
kind. More knowledgeable subscribers can likely narrow it down further, there's 
so many different species, but might not be necessary for your purposes. Likely 
an accidental visitor more so than a 'museum pest' as they tend to be 
invertebrate predators. If I'm correct about it being a ground beetle, as a 
defense they can secrete substances that could potential harm collections but 
likely less of a worry than someone accidently squishing a specimen with 
something. As long as you're not seeing several specimens probably not to be an 
ongoing concern but I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say.

William Shepherd
Collections Officer
Swift Current Museum
44 Robert Street West
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 4M9
Phone: 306-778-4815
Fax: 306-778-4818

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Hi All,

This little beetle was found in a case that contained a vellum scroll. I looked 
in my IPM books--but I have not been able to identify him. The color is a 
little off in the picture...in real life the beetle is a reddish-brown color. 
Any clues as to what this little guy may be would be much appreciated!

Kindly,
Erika

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RE: [pestlist] pest ID?

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Hello,

Seconding Richard on dermestid.  They remind me of a Buffalo, or common, Carpet 
beetle larvae (a worldwide dermistid), however, again as Richard stated, purely 
academic to determine an exact species.  

Certainly is possible the infestation was prior to coming to you.  How long ago 
was it brought into your institution?  Was the container it came in sealed up?  
It would be cause for concern if the object sat on a shelf for some time, near 
other potential food sources for dermestids.  Were there other objects that 
came with the instrument?  

Best,
Mat

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No live ones.  Truly disgusting, with at least 1 cup of skins and digested felt 
powder.  But I was wondering if the infestation occurred before or after 
collection in Japan, if the beetles hitched a ride.

Thanks!

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>Yes, dermestid larvae and/or cast skins. Are any living? Nailing down the 
>species is possible, but mainly of academic interest only. Inspect the felt or 
>any other organic components to ascertain if any live ones remain. 
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>Any ideas on this, found in great numbers inside a Japanese military 
>instrument case from World War II?  Felt is pulverized. Dermestid?  Length 
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[pestlist] RE: low-temperature treatment on photographs?

2015-10-26 Thread Matthew Mickletz 

Hello,

Just my humble opinion on this:

First, get a positive ID on the moth.  Post a photo to the list or use 
Museumpests.net to see if the moths found are museum pests (potential for 
harming objects).

To my knowledge, moths aren’t known to feed on photographs or cause other 
damage to them other than their carcasses perhaps soiling surfaces; that fine 
powdery coating on their wings coming off.

If positively ID’d to a harmful moth, the area the photos came out of should be 
checked to find the food source – animal hide, hair, feathers and textiles.  
Photos simply do not provide moths with what they need to survive and bread, 
but what might have?  Were there other objects around the photos, in their 
history within the Mylar and to your knowledge, with these sort of materials 
moths like?

Carcasses of moths are still nothing to simply ignore due to the potential of 
them becoming a food source for dermestids (e.g. carpet beetles larvae).

Is there any other damage besides the water damage?  Most common for paper and 
photographs would be via silverfish or firebrats – grazing on the back of the 
snapshot.

Close examination of each photograph would be time better spent than jumping to 
treatment.  A time consuming step if we’re talking large numbers, however it 
will better determine the eradication method, if any, needed.

Based on what you’ve told us, I can’t see putting the photos at risk in a low 
temperature treatment unless there is evidence enough to support it.  With a 
textile such as a large rug, if carpet beetle larvae, frass and sheds are found 
in a several areas, to physically pick out each larva would be impractical.  
Freezing would be warranted, if its condition and materials allow.

A photo of the photos, how they are stored, where they are stored/displayed 
would help us on the list give a better idea of the situation.

Hope this helps a bit!

Best,

Matt


Matthew A. Mickletz – Supervisor, Preventive Conservation – Winterthur 
Museum – 302.888.4752



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Hello all,

I’m wondering if anyone has experience with a low-temperature treatment on 
photographs (snapshots). The photographs we may need to treat have been 
severely water-damaged (they are artifacts) and we suspect a moth infestation. 
The photographs were on view in mylar sleeves, and when they were deinstalled 
we found 5 dead adult moths inside the sleeves.

Our photo conservators are very concerned about doing more damage to already 
fragile surfaces by treating with low-temperature. I don’t think treating 
photographs in this way is very common, but I’d be grateful for any 
recommendations of literature or other experience you may have.

The other idea I had was to bag the photos with a pheromone trap to see if we 
catch any adults. If we don’t catch a lot of moths in, say, a week’s time, 
would it be safe to conclude that there is no active infestation?

Thanks,
Cara

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RE: [pestlist] Larvae ID, please

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Well, there's a slight chance I'm wrong as I can't say I know all the 
Dermestidae family, but it looks like the shed of a varied carpet beetle larva 
(Anthrenus verbasci) to me.

Matt

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This larvae was found in a wooden coffin. can any one identify it and give me 
information about it ?
i think it belongs to Dermestidae family ,but which sp. ?

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RE: [pestlist] IPM database on the iPad?

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Hi Anne,

We're currently looking into purchasing a tablet PC or iPad (not sure yet) for 
use in several activities that our Preventive Conservation staff undertakes:  
IPM monitoring, Temp and RH monitoring and, the latest, taking images of 
objects for documentation.  The more reasons we have, the better!  Efficiency 
is on list, as well as the ability to chart trends.  The only downside brought 
up by our IT crew is security.  If we use wireless in our museum, they told us 
that tablets and pads are a higher security risk than a laptop.  I'll admit 
ignorance to this and how it all works.  The good news is that we're looking to 
use it as a high-tech clipboard to store the data then physically link a 
desktop and the tablet to transfer the data.

I setup an Excel sheet with Registration to log our pests about a year ago.  
This is huge step up from the many years of writing them into 3 binders!  Our 
museum uses KE Emu and we already know, if setup correctly, an Excel sheet can 
be imported into the system.  We have not got a Pest Module in KE started up 
yet, funds and time are still needed, however just working with a frame work 
that will gel with our current system has the potential to save lots of time 
transferring data.

Hope this helps!  I look forward to hearing how it all goes for you and I'll 
keep you all posted on how things go on my end.

Matt

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Winterthur Museum

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Hi Anne,
I cannot give you any answers, but I would be really interested to hear how you 
find this method if you do implement it.  It sounds like a great way forward!  
It would also be helpful for me as I am currently writing a dissertation on 
implementing IPM in small museums or those with a very low budget and few 
staff.. this might be a way of making it making it less time consuming?

Kind regards

Linda

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We are thinking of using our iPad in our monthly monitoring of our traps. Has 
anyone done this, and if so, what app or program are you using? We currently 
use an Access database and are thinking about using File Maker Pro which can be 
easily managed on the iPad.

Thanks in advance!

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RE: [pestlist] FW: Zak's software

2011-08-03 Thread Matthew Mickletz 
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We're currently playing with our options as well, trying out ZPest as one of 
them.  One of my guys put together a simple database based on Excel and 
WordPress.  I'll see if I can get a screen shot to post here of how we intend 
it to work and what features we have.  We're also talking about the best way to 
store images - pests, pest damage, pest environments, indicators, etc - and 
link them back to the database, or simply, have a good place to store and share 
easily.

Something that has been under discussion in recent years is the use of KE EMu 
for tracking pests.  To me this looks like a great way to track and trend 
pests, but it is a few levels up on complexity and, speaking out of ignorance, 
looks like it would take more skill and knowledge of KE to setup and maintain.  
I am curious about it however and how perhaps in the future a simply Excel 
sheet could be translated using KE.

Here is a link to notes and a presentation given by David Smith (Natural 
History Museum, UK) a few years ago on Emu's possible use: 
http://www.kesoftware.com/user-group-meetings/fourth-north-american-emu-ugm.html

Sometimes keeping things simple is the best path, no matter the size of the 
institution.

Hope this is of some help!

Best,
Matt

Matthew A. Mickletz - Supervisor - Preventive Conservation - Winterthur - 
302-888-4752

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The same happened to us. We tried to use the program with no success, so now we 
just use an Excel spreadsheet.

Alina.
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Hi -

Similar case here, we tried using the Zaks database but couldn't do by 
location. We just use an excel spreadsheetwhich we've linked to graphs. It 
works for us but we're small.

Lindsey Vogel
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Hi Katy-

I have just begun using the Zaks database and have exported the
information to Excel.  It is a clunky process for sure, but it seems to
be the only way to sort the information by location of traps.
Unfortunately, I have no other database to rely on at the moment, but
would be interested to hear what you have discovered regarding other
databases available.

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[pestlist] Silverfish traps, the good the bad

2011-05-12 Thread Matthew Mickletz 
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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

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2011-04-13 Thread Matthew Mickletz 
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Daily is best for me.

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Daily for me as well.

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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

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Daily would be best for me, I agree that many posts are time-sensitive, and we 
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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: 
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If you think you'd like to use the digest mode, please let me know which period 
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