Re: [pestlist] Identification Assistance

[Tony Irwin]

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The moth in pics 1 & 2 is a *Monopis *species, almost certainly *Monopis
crocicapitella*, which is turning up  frequently on pheromone traps in
buildings in Britain, but occurs worldwide. To be certain of the
identification requires a genitalia prep. Happy to do that for you if you
can spare the specimen. Pics 3 & 4 show *Dorypteryx domestica*, as far as I
can tell from the photos. This is a species of booklouse that appears to
occur frequently in museums and art galleries, but I don't know of anywhere
that it has been shown to do much damage. It is certainly less damaging
than *Liposcelis*.
Tony

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> I’ve attached several details of a sticky trap laid in one of our storage
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> The pest in shots 1 and 2 is the only one of its type on the trap.  Those
> shown in shots 3 and 4 number about 20, which has me concerned.  The
> storage room, unfortunately carpeted, houses mostly work on paper,
> including books.
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> Ben
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RE: [pestlist] Identification Assistance

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Just a quick ID would be a tineid moth and multiple insects are booklice.  More 
specifics later or someone else might know one or both species off hand.
Lou

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Hello all,

I've attached several details of a sticky trap laid in one of our storage rooms 
and would very much appreciate help with identification.

The pest in shots 1 and 2 is the only one of its type on the trap.  Those shown 
in shots 3 and 4 number about 20, which has me concerned.  The storage room, 
unfortunately carpeted, houses mostly work on paper, including books.

Best,

Ben

Benjamin Peery
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RE: [pestlist] Identification

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Hi Matt,

Thanks - and I hope you never get it!

All the best,

Jill

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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] Identification

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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

Matthew A. Mickletz - Manager, Preventive Conservation - Winterthur 
Museum<http://www.winterthur.org/> - 302.888.4752
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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] Identification

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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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Jill

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RE: [pestlist] Identification please

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Thank you Richard and Louis, much appreciated. Fiona

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Hi Richard,
The bark (& ambrosia) beetles are now treated as a subfamily, Scolytinae, of 
the weevil family, Curculionidae.  Not sure if the bug is a mirid – I don’t see 
a discernable cuneus in the hemelytra and closed cells also in the membranous 
portion.  Not used to looking at New Zealand fauna.
Fiona, this site might help on that bug is a mirid. 
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/invertebrates/systematics/hemiptera/hemiptera-virtual-collection/heteroptera/miridae
You might be able to search through it for more insects.
Lou

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The first two are adult beetles, most likely bark beetles of the family 
Scolytidae. They resemble Hylastes spp.

The third creature appears to be an adult heteropteran, most likely a member of 
the family Miridae.



The images don't allow for much more precision beyond these conclusions.


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Hi,
I would be grateful if someone could identify these two insects.

Image ‘pest a’ is the bottom view of image ‘pest b’.

Apologies for the bleaching effect of the lighting.

Kind Regards, Fiona.
Fiona McLaughlan
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RE: [pestlist] Identification please

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Hi Richard,
The bark (& ambrosia) beetles are now treated as a subfamily, Scolytinae, of 
the weevil family, Curculionidae.  Not sure if the bug is a mirid – I don’t see 
a discernable cuneus in the hemelytra and closed cells also in the membranous 
portion.  Not used to looking at New Zealand fauna.
Fiona, this site might help on that bug is a mirid. 
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/invertebrates/systematics/hemiptera/hemiptera-virtual-collection/heteroptera/miridae
You might be able to search through it for more insects.
Lou

Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E.
Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist
Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research
[cid:image001.png@01D235DF.2C8D90E0]
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Central Park West at 79th Street|New York, New York 10024-5192
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The first two are adult beetles, most likely bark beetles of the family 
Scolytidae. They resemble Hylastes spp.

The third creature appears to be an adult heteropteran, most likely a member of 
the family Miridae.



The images don't allow for much more precision beyond these conclusions.


Richard J. Pollack, PhD
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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Hi,
I would be grateful if someone could identify these two insects.

Image ‘pest a’ is the bottom view of image ‘pest b’.

Apologies for the bleaching effect of the lighting.

Kind Regards, Fiona.
Fiona McLaughlan
Conservator


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The first two are adult beetles, most likely bark beetles of the family 
Scolytidae. They resemble Hylastes spp.

The third creature appears to be an adult heteropteran, most likely a member of 
the family Miridae.


The images don't allow for much more precision beyond these conclusions.

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I would be grateful if someone could identify these two insects.

Image ‘pest a’ is the bottom view of image ‘pest b’.

Apologies for the bleaching effect of the lighting.

Kind Regards, Fiona.
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RE: [pestlist] Identification help

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Joel is correct. That's the lesser pine borer. Elegant creature, indeed.

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Acanthocinus nodosus (Fabricius)





Joel Voron   Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Hello everyone,

This interesting visitor was found outside of our museum the other day here in 
Sarasota, FL. I was just curious as to what it was and wanted to see if anyone 
had an idea (clearly it's not an immediate threat as it was found outside the 
museum walls). The body of it was about 3.5 to 4 cm with some really long 
antennae.

Thanks!

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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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I would say an exotic long horned beetle some type of Cerambycidae. JTV



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RE: [pestlist] Identification

[Louis Sorkin]

Could be sarcophagid puparium. Difficult to say unless the last segment can be 
seen.  Either sarcophagid or calliphorid flies would be good choices.

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I think the most likely answer is a calliphorid puparium. A bluebottle's sense 
of smell will guide it to potential food sources, even bricked-up cats.
Tony Irwin



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On 15 February 2017 at 10:42, BLAKE, CHELSEA E. (Student) 
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Hi all,

I have recently taken this off a desiccated cat found in a mansion wall. I have 
found evidence of Black Carpet Beetle larvae elsewhere on the cat, but have 
been unable to identify this sample. It is somewhat conical with a domed top, 
smooth on the outside but with banded ridges on the interior.



Thanks for any help!

Chelsea

Re: [pestlist] Identification

[Tony Irwin]

I think the most likely answer is a calliphorid puparium. A bluebottle's
sense of smell will guide it to potential food sources, even bricked-up
cats.
Tony Irwin



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On 15 February 2017 at 10:42, BLAKE, CHELSEA E. (Student) <
chelsea.e.bl...@durham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have recently taken this off a desiccated cat found in a mansion wall. I
> have found evidence of Black Carpet Beetle larvae elsewhere on the cat, but
> have been unable to identify this sample. It is somewhat conical with a
> domed top, smooth on the outside but with banded ridges on the interior.
>
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Chelsea
>

RE: [pestlist] identification requestion from Wisconsin, USA

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I think it's a mirid plant bug from seeing its parts.  From outdoors and must 
have flown into the box at some point.
Lou Sorkin

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Hello;

This little pest ( about 3mm long in it's mangled state) crawled out of a box 
that came into our reading room from an offsite storage location yesterday. The 
researcher helpfully 'captured' it for us.



Any ideas? Pics are 'front' and 'back' but the pest itself is slightly mangled 
at this point.  Thanks in advance. Katie



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Re: [pestlist] identification: two types of tiny beetles

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First photo is Anthocomus bipunctatus - an introduced European species of
Soft-winged flower beetle. Second photo (and possibly third) is a
Trogoderma species (Dermestidae).
Tony

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  I found these three - out of maybe a dozen all together - on two window
 sills of our rare book storage. The room and the window sills have
 been cleaned well within the past year and are pretty routinely
 monitored. Other than multicolored Asian lady beetles which try in droves
 to get in through the windows in fall, this is the first I've seen of pests
 in this area. (We made efforts last fall to re-seal the windows, since some
 lady beetles were clearly getting in in previous years.)

 Image 5  shows what appears to me to be a  beetle which is about 4 mm
 long in with brown and black stripes.

 Image 6 and 7 show what I am concerned may be carpet beetles. They are
 about 2.5 mm long and have varied light reddish  brown and black
 markings, though i don't see any very white areas, which I'm used to
 seeing on pictures of carpet beetles.

 Thank You,


 Katie Mullen

 Preservation Coordinator, Library-Archives

 Wisconsin Historical Society

 816 State Street

 Madison, WI  53706-1482

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It's a heteropteran bug that's come in from outside - a plant feeder, and
no threat to your collections.
Tony

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 I need some help identifying an insect that was seen on one of our gallery
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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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Thank you for your advice. 
I will set up the traps. 


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Looks very like Tineola bisselliella - the webbing clothes moth. This can be a 
persistent museum pest, feeding on a variety of animal derivatives, especially 
wool. Usual action would be to get the identification confirmed (from a 
specimen) then monitor using baited traps to establish the extent of the 
problem. 
 
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B

  

Bettina Landgrebe

Director of Conservation 

The Chinati Foundation

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1 Cavalry Row

Marfa, TX 79843 

 

t. 432 729 4742 

f. 432 729 4597

  

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The insect was found alive in the basement (office area) of our museum in New 
York City. There were a few of them. Can anybody assist in identifying this 
insect, please?   

 

Many thank,  

Mette

  

 

  

 


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1 Cavalry Row

Marfa, TX 79843

 

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The insect was found alive in the basement (office area) of our museum in
New York City. There were a few of them. Can anybody assist in identifying
this insect, please?  

 

Many thank, 

Mette

 

 

 

 


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RE: [pestlist] Identification Help

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Hi,

The common name of this fly is Fungus Gnat.  Typically this insect is
associated with potted plants that are over-watered.  Over-watering potted
plants promotes fungal growth which the immature stage, maggot, feeds on.
Inspect the plant soil and look for the tiny maggots AND shake the plant and
see if you observe any adult gnats fly around.  If the plant(s) are the
source, you can remove them or discard them if possible.  Fungus gnats also
can be found in damp areas with decaying organic matter.  An insecticidal
soap can be used to treat the potting soil and mitigate the maggot stages.
Additionally, you can install yellow colored sticky traps in the potted
plants to monitor for these gnats.  Hope this helps.

 

Mike Deutsch MS BCE

Urban Entomologist

Long Island, New York

 

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Hello All

 

We keep getting this bug in our pest traps at the Museum. The traps are
located in a live insect area (but this is not one we have on display!)

 

Can any one help identify it?

 

Thanks for any help on this!



Kacey Page

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Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

Buffalo, NY 14211

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They look very much like Dienerella (Latridiidae). A dorsal view would help
confirm the genus, but specific identification will be difficult from a
photo. They are one of the mould beetles, and are likely to be associated
with the lunch room, rather than the archives, unless your storage
conditions are rather damp? ;o)
Tony Irwin

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  Hello,

  We have been finding quite a few of these very small insects in our traps
lately. I'm not sure what they are. They remind me of powder post beetles
but being an archives that doesn't make a lot sense to me. This trap was
located in our lunch room under the sink.

  Any help that can be offered is greatly appreciated.

  Thanks,
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This is a definition of silk from one publication: 

Sericin is a
hot water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It represents a
family of proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. Sericin
envelops the fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in
the formation of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total
cocoon weight. The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of
which have strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and
amino groups. 

I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin
containing. Dermestids don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid
caterpillars are able to? Yes, it's true that both tineid and dermestid
larvae will chew on silks as Tom notes, especially if there are stains
and residues that must be tasty. In a natural situation, in
caterpillar silk mats and spider webs or retreats, there can be parts of
shed skins, dried insect and arachnid corpses (including dried spider
prey), and the like that would constitute a good diet for foraging
dermestid and tineid larvae. 

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 Neither
dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk. Silk has no keratin (animal
protein) in it. The text books are wrong. If dermestids or clothes moth
larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze on the
sizing. Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but they
are not feeding on the silken threads. They simply chew through them
as they forage of the sizing. Wool, horse hair, whale baleen, porcupine
quills, embroidery, etc. all have keratin and will support fabric pest
larval development. 
 
 Tom Parker
 
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From: Tony Irwin 
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 Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 5:47 pm

Subject: RE: [pestlist] identification help sought
 
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 If the
larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a
potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It
would be worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for
damage. 
 Tony 
 
 Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle
Museum Study Centre,
 Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ,
England.
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Whitney - 
 
 The beetles are not a direct threat to collections. It
looks like they are a click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling
beetle (Tenebrionidae), and another one I can't quite make out. The
larva appears to be an Odd Beetle. It's one of those strange dermestid
beetles, whose larvae feed on protein materials. 
 
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all, 
 
 Yesterday, I discovered a pretty gnarly network of
spiderwebs in one of our furniture storage areas and, upon cleaning them
up, found three dead beetles and a live (!) larva. I am fairly new to
insect ID and would love a little help identifying the bugs. I have
attached some (admittedly pretty poor) photos and would appreciate any
insight you might be able to share. 
 
 Thanks very much! 

Whitney Robertson 
 
 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
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Both dermestids and tineids will graze on silk sizing, but they both require 
keratin for larval development. 
Tom Parker

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 This is a definition of silk from one publication:
 
 Sericin is a hot water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It 
 represents a family of proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. 
 Sericin envelops the fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in 
 the formation of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total cocoon 
 weight. The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of which have 
 strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups.
 
 I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin containing.  Dermestids 
 don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid caterpillars are able to?  Yes, it's 
 true that both tineid and dermestid larvae will chew on silks as Tom notes, 
 especially if there are stains and residues that must be tasty.  In a 
 natural situation, in caterpillar silk mats and spider webs or retreats, 
 there can be parts of shed skins, dried insect and arachnid corpses 
 (including dried spider prey), and the like that would constitute a good diet 
 for foraging dermestid and tineid larvae.
 
  
 
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 Neither dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk.  Silk has no keratin 
 (animal protein) in it.  The text books are wrong.  If dermestids or clothes 
 moth larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze on the 
 sizing.  Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but they are 
 not feeding on the silken threads.  They simply chew through them as they 
 forage of the sizing.  Wool, horse hair, whale baleen, porcupine quills, 
 embroidery, etc. all have keratin and will support fabric pest larval 
 development.
  
 Tom Parker
 
 
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 Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 5:47 pm
 Subject: RE: [pestlist] identification help sought
 
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 If the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a 
 potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It would 
 be worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for damage.
 Tony
   
 Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre,
 Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England.
 Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com
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 Whitney -
  
 The beetles are not a direct threat to collections.  It looks like they are 
 a click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae), and 
 another one I can't quite make out.  The larva appears to be an Odd Beetle. 
  It's one of those strange dermestid beetles, whose larvae feed on protein 
 materials.
  
 Tom Parker
 
 
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 Hello all,
   
 Yesterday, I discovered a pretty gnarly network of spiderwebs in one of our 
 furniture storage areas and, upon cleaning them up, found three dead 
 beetles and a live (!) larva. I am fairly new to insect ID and would love a 
 little help identifying the bugs. I have attached some (admittedly

RE: [pestlist] identification help sought

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Thanks, Whitney, that's why I spoke about the natural situation
whereby tineid caterpillars and dermestid larvae are known to infest.
Infestations from natural locations act as reservoirs for potential
infestations in collections in buildings. 

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 FYI,
When silk is processed, the sericin layers on the outside of the fibroin
strands are usually removed (except in the case of raw silk). The
process is called degumming. Fibroin is composed of the amino acids
serine, alanine, and glycine. 
 
 Your pre-holiday textile update
from 
 
 Whitney Robertson :} 
 
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 This
is a definition of silk from one publication: 
 
 Sericin is a hot
water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It represents a family of
proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. Sericin envelops the
fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in the formation
of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total cocoon weight.
The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of which have
strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups.

 
 I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin containing.
Dermestids don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid caterpillars are able
to? Yes, it's true that both tineid and dermestid larvae will chew on
silks as Tom notes, especially if there are stains and residues that
must be tasty. In a natural situation, in caterpillar silk mats and
spider webs or retreats, there can be parts of shed skins, dried insect
and arachnid corpses (including dried spider prey), and the like that
would constitute a good diet for foraging dermestid and tineid larvae.

 
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Neither dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk. Silk has no keratin
(animal protein) in it. The text books are wrong. If dermestids or
clothes moth larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze
on the sizing. Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but
they are not feeding on the silken threads. They simply chew through
them as they forage of the sizing. Wool, horse hair, whale baleen,
porcupine quills, embroidery, etc. all have keratin and will support
fabric pest larval development. 
 
 Tom Parker
 
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Message-
 From: Tony Irwin 
 To: pestlist 
 Sent: Wed, Dec 21,
2011 5:47 pm
 Subject: RE: [pestlist] identification help sought 


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 If
the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a
potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It
would be worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for
damage. 
 
 Tony 
 
 Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department,
Castle Museum Study Centre,
 Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1
3JQ, England.
 Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com
[23] 
 
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Whitney - 
 
 The beetles are not a direct threat to collections.
It looks like they are a click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling
beetle (Tenebrionidae), and another one I can't quite make out. The
larva appears to be an Odd Beetle

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Whitney and Lou -

In my consulting travels, I've even seen silverfish damage to silk.  They graze 
the surface and finally make their way through the threads.  If a piece is 
displayed against a backing, they will hide behind it and feed from the back to 
the front.  I've also seen quite a bit of damage from ultra-violet light to 
silk.

Tom Parker



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Thanks, Whitney, that's why I spoke about the natural situation whereby tineid 
caterpillars and dermestid larvae are known to infest.  Infestations from 
natural locations act as reservoirs for potential infestations in collections 
in buildings.
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FYI, When silk is processed, the sericin layers on the outside of the fibroin 
strands are usually removed (except in the case of “raw” silk). The process is 
called “degumming.” Fibroin is composed of the amino acids serine, alanine, and 
glycine. 
Your pre-holiday textile update from
Whitney Robertson :} 
 
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This is a definition of silk from one publication:
Sericin is a hot water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It represents 
a family of proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. Sericin envelops 
the fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in the formation of 
cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total cocoon weight. The 
sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of which have strongly polar 
side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups.
I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin containing.  Dermestids 
don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid caterpillars are able to?  Yes, it's 
true that both tineid and dermestid larvae will chew on silks as Tom notes, 
especially if there are stains and residues that must be tasty.  In a natural 
situation, in caterpillar silk mats and spider webs or retreats, there can be 
parts of shed skins, dried insect and arachnid corpses (including dried spider 
prey), and the like that would constitute a good diet for foraging dermestid 
and tineid larvae.
 
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Neither dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk.  Silk has no keratin 
(animal protein) in it.  The text books are wrong.  If dermestids or clothes 
moth larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze on the sizing.  
Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but they are not 
feeding on the silken threads.  They simply chew through them as they forage 
of the sizing.  Wool, horse hair, whale baleen, porcupine quills, embroidery, 
etc. all have keratin and will support fabric pest larval development.

 

Tom Parker



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Subject: RE: [pestlist] identification help sought

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If the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a 
potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It would be 
worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for damage.

Tony

  

Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre,
Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England.
Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com 


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Yes, Tom, so have I. Silverfish can also be found in hot attics.
It's interesting that there are uses for sericin after degumming.


http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/16/1510/a-value-added-finish-from-silk-degumming-waste-liquor1.asp
[66] 

 [67]Silk moth pupae/cocoons are boiled in water and the cocoon
silk removed. The bare pupa is eaten (tastes O.K.)-- can quickly cook
with oil, spices. The hot water must aid in sericin removal or some
other process is also used? Raw silk fabric possibly prepared a
different way or sericin is removed via another method that doesn't
disturb it in boiling water? It is hot water soluble, however. Article
notes that it offers UV protection. If it's removed, then I guess the UV
protection goes out the window. But how about raw silk-- is UV
protection by virtue of leaving sericin intact? 

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and Lou - 
 
 In my consulting travels, I've even seen silverfish
damage to silk. They graze the surface and finally make their way
through the threads. If a piece is displayed against a backing, they
will hide behind it and feed from the back to the front. I've also seen
quite a bit of damage from ultra-violet light to silk. 
 
 Tom
Parker
 
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Sent: Thu, Dec 22, 2011 11:23 am
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 Thanks,
Whitney, that's why I spoke about the natural situation whereby tineid
caterpillars and dermestid larvae are known to infest. Infestations from
natural locations act as reservoirs for potential infestations in
collections in buildings. 
 On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:10:43 -0500, Whitney
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 FYI,
When silk is processed, the sericin layers on the outside of the fibroin
strands are usually removed (except in the case of raw silk). The
process is called degumming. Fibroin is composed of the amino acids
serine, alanine, and glycine. 
 Your pre-holiday textile update
from 
 Whitney Robertson :} 
 
 FROM: ad...@museumpests.net [35]
[mailto:ad...@museumpests.net [36]] ON BEHALF OF Lou
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 This is
a definition of silk from one publication: 
 Sericin is a hot
water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It represents a family of
proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. Sericin envelops the
fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in the formation
of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total cocoon weight.
The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of which have
strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups.

 I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin containing.
Dermestids don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid caterpillars are able
to? Yes, it's true that both tineid and dermestid larvae will chew on
silks as Tom notes, especially if there are stains and residues that
must be tasty. In a natural situation, in caterpillar silk mats and
spider webs or retreats, there can be parts of shed skins, dried insect
and arachnid corpses (including dried spider prey), and the like that
would constitute a good diet for foraging dermestid and tineid larvae.

 
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Neither dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk. Silk has no keratin
(animal protein) in it. The text books are wrong. If dermestids or
clothes moth larvae damage silk, they inadvertently

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Whitney -

The beetles are not a direct threat to collections.  It looks like they are a 
click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae), and 
another one I can't quite make out.  The larva appears to be an Odd Beetle.  
It's one of those strange dermestid beetles, whose larvae feed on protein 
materials.

Tom Parker



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To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.net
Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 2:00 pm
Subject: [pestlist] identification help sought


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Hello all,
 
Yesterday, I discovered a pretty gnarly network of spiderwebs in one of our 
furniture storage areas and, upon cleaning them up, found three dead beetles 
and a live (!) larva. I am fairly new to insect ID and would love a little help 
identifying the bugs. I have attached some (admittedly pretty poor) photos and 
would appreciate any insight you might be able to share. 
 
Thanks very much!
Whitney Robertson
 
 
 
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
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www.societyofthecincinnati.org
 

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RE: [pestlist] identification help sought

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If the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a
potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It would
be worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for damage.
Tony

Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre,
Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England.
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  Whitney -

  The beetles are not a direct threat to collections.  It looks like they
are a click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae),
and another one I can't quite make out.  The larva appears to be an Odd
Beetle.  It's one of those strange dermestid beetles, whose larvae feed on
protein materials.

  Tom Parker



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  Hello all,

  Yesterday, I discovered a pretty gnarly network of spiderwebs in one of
our furniture storage areas and, upon cleaning them up, found three dead
beetles and a live (!) larva. I am fairly new to insect ID and would love a
little help identifying the bugs. I have attached some (admittedly pretty
poor) photos and would appreciate any insight you might be able to share.

  Thanks very much!
  Whitney Robertson



  Whitney A. J. Robertson
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  The Society of the Cincinnati

  Anderson House
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  Washington, DC 20008
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  F 202.785.0729
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Re: [pestlist] identification help sought

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Neither dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk.  Silk has no keratin 
(animal protein) in it.  The text books are wrong.  If dermestids or clothes 
moth larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze on the sizing.  
Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but they are not 
feeding on the silken threads.  They simply chew through them as they forage 
of the sizing.  Wool, horse hair, whale baleen, porcupine quills, embroidery, 
etc. all have keratin and will support fabric pest larval development.

Tom Parker



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If the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a 
potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It would be 
worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for damage.
Tony
 
Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre,
Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England.
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Whitney -
 
The beetles are not a direct threat to collections.  It looks like they are a 
click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae), and 
another one I can't quite make out.  The larva appears to be an Odd Beetle.  
It's one of those strange dermestid beetles, whose larvae feed on protein 
materials.
 
Tom Parker



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Hello all,
 
Yesterday, I discovered a pretty gnarly network of spiderwebs in one of our 
furniture storage areas and, upon cleaning them up, found three dead beetles 
and a live (!) larva. I am fairly new to insect ID and would love a little help 
identifying the bugs. I have attached some (admittedly pretty poor) photos and 
would appreciate any insight you might be able to share. 
 
Thanks very much!
Whitney Robertson
 
 
 
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.org
www.societyofthecincinnati.org
 

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RE: [pestlist] identification help

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Dear list,

I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for
the poor photo. The beetle is dark red in color and about 5 millimeters
long. I work in Montana, if that helps with identification at all. Many
thanks in advance!

Best,
lisa


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Re: [pestlist] identification help

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In a warehouse. Pretty low humidity, usually around 15-20%, avg. temperature 
around 70. I don't think it's a powderpost beetle because it has several 
segments on the lower half.

Lisa






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Dear list,

I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for the poor 
photo. The beetle is dark red in color and about 5 millimeters long. I work in  
Montana , if that helps with identification at all. Many thanks in advance!

Best,
lisa
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Re: [pestlist] identification help

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Lisa -

It is NOT a powderpost beetle.  Although you only have the one photo, beetles 
in the family Staphylinidae have elytra (wing covers) which do not cover the 
abdomen - as does your specimen.  At any rate, it obviously wandered into the 
warehouse.  Not a museum pest as far as I can tell.

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Dear list,

I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for the poor 
photo. The beetle is dark red in color and about 5 millimeters long. I work in 
Montana, if that helps with identification at all. Many thanks in advance!

Best,
lisa


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Re: [pestlist] identification help

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Correct, not lyctine bostrichid (powderpost beetles are included in 
Bostrichidae rather than Lyctidae).  Body would not look like this beetle, and 
this looks like a staphylinid.  Typical with the rove beetles, the elytra of 
this species are short and the abdominal sclerites are visible from above.  
Powderpost beetles have very different antennae with terminal knobs, body not 
shaped like this staphylinid, but more narrow and parallel-sided.  Pronotum 
also would not be wide like that pictured here.

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Lisa -

It is NOT a powderpost beetle.  Although you only have the one photo, beetles 
in the family Staphylinidae have elytra (wing covers) which do not cover the 
abdomen - as does your specimen.  At any rate, it obviously wandered into the 
warehouse.  Not a museum pest as far as I can tell.

Tom Parker






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Dear list,

I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for the poor 
photo. The beetle is dark red in color and about 5 millimeters long. I work in 
Montana, if that helps with identification at all. Many thanks in advance!

Best,
lisa


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RE: [pestlist] Identification, Please.

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Thank you, Lou. Yes, we are in NW Washington, D.C. The Storeria dekayi makes 
perfect sense. I appreciate the help.

My best,

Joni Joseph

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I'd look up Dekay's snake (if you are writing from US) Storeria dekayi.

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Hello Experts,

Can anyone identify this snake? It was on one of our pest monitors in the 
basement of an historic home. It is approximately 20 centimeters long. We want 
to be certain its family members aren’t a hazard to our guests and garden staff.

Thank you in advance for the help.

My best,

Joni Joseph


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I am on leave now from Friday 22nd April to Tuesday 3rd.  I will reply
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RE: [pestlist] Identification Request

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Thank you, Tom. My mind is more at ease.

Joni Joseph
Collections Assistant
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
1644 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.965.0400 ext. 103
Fax: 202.965.0164
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Joni -

It is a leaf feeding beetle in the order Chrysomelidae.  It simply wandered 
indoors from outside.  It is no threat to collections, however, the carcass may 
be large enough to house a carpet beetle larva.  Others in this family of 
beetles are the elm leaf beetle, Colorado potato beetle, tortoise beetles, the 
locust leaf miner, flea beetles, the spotted cucumber beetle, and the asparagus 
beetle.

Tom Parker

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Dear List:

I have never come across this beetle in the historic home where I work. I 
searched some of the pest ID sites with no success. Can anyone tell me if it is 
a threat to collection objects?

Many thanks,

Joni Joseph
Collections Assistant
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
1644 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.965.0400 ext. 103
Fax: 202.965.0164
www.tudorplace.orghttp://www.tudorplace.org/
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RE: [pestlist] Identification of larvae found in lab?

[Alexa McNaughtReynolds]

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Leon,

I did not take the image but it was taken in house at the National Library of 
Australia and you have permission to use it for the website.

Alexa

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Subject: Re: [pestlist] Identification of larvae found in lab?

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Alexa -

This is a good shot of this (what ever it turns out to be). It would be a good 
image to add to the museumpests.net web site. If you are the originator of the 
image could we have permission to use it ?

Leon Zak




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Subject: [pestlist] Identification of larvae found in lab?
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:58:22 +1100


Can anyone identify the larvae that we have found in our lab?


Many thanks

Alexa
amcna...@nla.gov.au


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