Re: [pestlist] Pest ID Request

[Pollack, Richard J]

I'd like to see a close up image of the wing. It seems consistent with a phorid 
or 'scuttle' fly. If so, it may have emerged from a waste pipe (hopefully not a 
broken one). It could also have derived from the carcass of an animal.

Richard J. Pollack, PhD
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM)
Senior Environmental Public Health Officer
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Cambridge, MA 02139
Office: 617-495-2995  Cell: 617-447-0763
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From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net <pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net> on behalf 
of Gayou, Audrey Marie <gay...@missouri.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 5:25:16 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: [pestlist] Pest ID Request

Dear colleagues,

Is anyone able to ID this pest?  We are having an issue with these small flying 
bugs in our ground floor storage room.  We thought fruit flies at first, but 
I'm not seeing the red eyes usually characteristic of them.  Some are about the 
size of fruit flies, but some are slightly larger.  Any help would be 
appreciated.  Thanks!


Audrey Gayou
Collections Manager
University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology
gay...@missouri.edu
573-882-9157

Re: [pestlist] Pest ID Request

[Voron, Joel]

Google Megiselia Scalaris for images and see if that is a match. Joel Voron 
Colonial Williamsburg

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On Oct 6, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Gayou, Audrey Marie 
> wrote:

Dear colleagues,

Is anyone able to ID this pest?  We are having an issue with these small flying 
bugs in our ground floor storage room.  We thought fruit flies at first, but 
I'm not seeing the red eyes usually characteristic of them.  Some are about the 
size of fruit flies, but some are slightly larger.  Any help would be 
appreciated.  Thanks!


Audrey Gayou
Collections Manager
University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology
gay...@missouri.edu
573-882-9157
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