Julia, I'll start this off by saying I am not a certified entomologist, but I do remember seeing something similar to this image that ended up being the inside of an ootheca. It will be interesting to see what others with a more authoritative background have to say.
-Todd On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Carlson, Julia < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > > > A fellow textile conservator found what appears to be an striped casing on > a textile (see attached image). My first thought was museum beetle, but it > is hard for me to say for sure. Can anyone give this a more positive id? > > Apologies for the quality of the image, but the textile needs to remain > framed for the moment. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > All the best, > > Julia > > > > -- > > Julia Carlson > Associate Conservator > Textile Conservation > 212 650 2503 > > * The Metropolitan Museum of Art* > 1000 Fifth Avenue > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1000+Fifth+Avenue++%0D%0ANew+York,+NY+10028&entry=gmail&source=g> > New York, NY 10028 > @metmuseum <https://www.instagram.com/metmuseum> > metmuseum.org <http://www.metmuseum.org/> > > > > -- > 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/BN3PR0501MB11230E8BF7827EE6BE9D1C31FF150%40BN3PR0501MB1123. > namprd05.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN3PR0501MB11230E8BF7827EE6BE9D1C31FF150%40BN3PR0501MB1123.namprd05.prod.outlook.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/CAMxAh%2BgEfNAS6hf2whoSWcfvA0-EjmuzCfQ-3hiOxqEVra-UVQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
