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Thanks for the tip, Richard! I did not know that - handy information for next time. This isn't the first insect I've demolished trying to extract from a glue trap, though I am getting better. Alan *Alan P. Van Dyke* Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Pollack, Richard J < richard_poll...@harvard.edu> wrote: > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Try loosening the glue with a drop of concentrated orange oil. That often > does the trick to separate the creature from the glue. > > > > *Richard J. Pollack, PhD* > > *HARVARD UNIVERSITY* > > Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) > > Senior Environmental Public Health Officer > > 46 Blackstone St. > > Cambridge, MA 02139 > > *Office*: 617-495-2995 <(617)%20495-2995> *Cell*: 617-447-0763 > <(617)%20447-0763> > > www.ehs.harvard.edu > > richard_poll...@harvard.edu > > > > *Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health* > > Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Disease > > > > > > > > *From:* pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-owner@ > museumpests.net] *On Behalf Of *Alan P Van Dyke > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 29, 2017 1:58 PM > *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Minute brown scavenger beetle? > > > > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Unfortunately, a dorsal view won't be forthcoming - it was in a glue trap > and the back was pretty much messed up. But I think cigarette beetle is > the most likely candidate. There aren't any live plants near the room > where I collected this one, and the room is full of antique cameras. I'll > poke around in there some more and see what I find. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alan > > > > > *Alan P. Van Dyke* > > Preservation Technician > > Harry Ransom Center > The University of Texas at Austin > P.O. Drawer 7219 > Austin, TX 78713-7219 > P: 512-232-4614 <(512)%20232-4614> > www.hrc.utexas.edu > <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1G1CM47dT3vS817alPTGW4SisMkiingvTWNiPoV31adCE0-VmL9XvoQsJBpAANKCipcD9oea8CAj2RQf7zwDcH9MjBGu1SAdvEEdA41bByGy0dbF_jD3t0quIZWfNUDtYGgTK03aLYGP9j-ezKrOeADbLVioGEpw2uYRfIK1mNsi8KDMhPFiEPodL9WKyg6JsWAnIKZ-jde7D09jJxWQHjC59nXHEq-q2W_62RKiOnbTuimQAhMJIuGH_1l5bR8uK70p1vMbLtvCoVWIyf8gsey6oIRuhTmcCJizQpDRUMy2DsDbqkUGeatLyenb1hDrkqREiCxTkTNKeHcimDcm29zIz9MasaZTydE-dwaBqeTpNobAvAd8c5QJ8HbX1LR-5C9K1qiJL0k__qJByEwgwBAwKYpt--CUvBzVqtADMsz7xegO_WZQca3lASg4KZjbzy4ExkjaZEHFUPrxc7e3u_b4cXFmEOyPOZMaN4AiZqb5lIF9qaHGXS6U4PP606Q15Hfz6wVQv_q2QEkfw-tW3Ag4kByArFd-u5KQBFZjq15M7DLEppGGV8m6AqHW5Ocs7-HbXYfHZH8htZ_GKkRHqi9ZIlz22VkxzHFMB2rsXGOQ/https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttp-3A__www.hrc.utexas.edu_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DWO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ%26r%3DGO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE%26m%3DImU6OWAkYDrKXQYhynjch6XqRAyyIOXhAx6GoxXhr2A%26s%3DOZi90C-HE_FzAdNuDTzk9BaURZCD3V48Psqz3B1Z3Sw%26e%3D> > > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Tony Irwin <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > I'd say this was a flea beetle (Chrysomelidae, Alticini) - strictly > vegetarian, only a pest of growing plants. > > Tony > > > Dr A.G.Irwin > > 47 The Avenues > > Norwich > > Norfolk NR2 3PH > > England > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 <+44%207880%20707834> > > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 <+44%201603%20453524> > > > > On 29 August 2017 at 17:28, Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org> wrote: > > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > I would check offices for candy and chocolates. JTV > > > > *Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation* > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 <(757)%20220-7080> > > Cell 757-634-1175 <(757)%20634-1175> > > E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org > > > > [image: 1474552137245_IMG_0499.JPG] > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net <pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net> > on behalf of Alan P Van Dyke <apvand...@utexas.edu> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 29, 2017 12:04:42 PM > *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net > *Subject:* [pestlist] Minute brown scavenger beetle? > > > > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi all, > > > > I just wanted to confirm that this little fellow is a minute brown > scavenger beetle. A few have been popping up sporadically in our building. > > > > [image: Inline image 1] > > > > [image: Inline image 2] > > > > Much thanks, > > > > Alan > > > > *Alan P. Van Dyke* > > Preservation Technician > > Harry Ransom Center > The University of Texas at Austin > P.O. 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