The seed pod webbing looks too dense to be from a moth - I would say this is more like spider nest webbing. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 23:18, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Museum Pesters, > > Recently our attention was brought to a vitrine that had a live webbing > clothes moth. We removed the moth, but on further inspection noticed that > many of the seed pods that decorate the mask in the vitrine had these small > white, webbed cocoons/nests up inside them, about 10-15mm in diameter. I am > attaching some pictures (apologies on the lack of clarity). > > Are these nests? Do WCM nests look like that? Is this former activity of > another insect? Everything looked pretty flat - which I'm hoping means they > are old/empty. > > Any help is much appreciated. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8bb385b7-3b06-4e83-90e5-3a3a1a42efad%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8bb385b7-3b06-4e83-90e5-3a3a1a42efad%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKPmqCDcnLYwcaiLHPhrrKabb6b_U0_sPPXueJNf1pPcDA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
