Alan, I’ll Chime in and say that we found one in our collection in the nymph stage with the very cool common name of Masked Hunter Assassin Bug. Why it’s called this is also pretty nifty and worth looking up for those interested. It appeared to be praying on emerging furniture beetles so in that case it was an ally! I defer to our more schooled colleagues to confirm or deny the possibility of this.
Adam Adam Osgood Collections Technician and IPM Coordinator Historic New England Collections and Conservation Center 151 Essex Street Haverhill, MA 01832 617-994-6637 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pollack, Richard J Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pestlist] ID help Alan, That is a hemipteran. It seems quite consistent with an assassin bug, such as Narvesus carolinensis. The image appears a bit distorted (stretched), and some features are difficult to view. But, it is not a risk to the collection or personnel. -Rich Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Alan P Van Dyke <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:04 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [pestlist] ID help Hello Pestlisters, I found this on a remote shelf in our stacks. Any idea if it's harmful to our collection? We had some facilities workers working in that spot last week, so it's entirely possible this came in with them. It was dead, so who knows really how long it was there. [IMG_0920.JPG] Thanks, Alan Alan Van Dyke Senior 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<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.hrc.utexas.edu_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=jXZbjw4CRUcWes-jPsZqH8GT7USks36YYqzQRxqDITY&s=pbKBqBSsSCE2aBJWFIAKoYjdYd3bnjeLBQpItKncwvs&e=> -- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_group_pestlist&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=jXZbjw4CRUcWes-jPsZqH8GT7USks36YYqzQRxqDITY&s=zIyZLipvl1vPHiJkd1ch-e83M0lXhM_xFMXsLFdeF2Q&e=>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAHhLO3a4MWNmFsanz5FspqWeOYipAue7kFPstH_L%3DOFUXxq6RQ%40mail.gmail.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_CAHhLO3a4MWNmFsanz5FspqWeOYipAue7kFPstH-5FL-253DOFUXxq6RQ-2540mail.gmail.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=jXZbjw4CRUcWes-jPsZqH8GT7USks36YYqzQRxqDITY&s=LQ0nb9kpOrNn9h_vbUeKfWvcrJ7LIHCh8M6uqOBw8K8&e=>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_optout&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=jXZbjw4CRUcWes-jPsZqH8GT7USks36YYqzQRxqDITY&s=uubS9ayb_FunrM3d0mwMktopZ2F6Nv3Rg5-wwFlXlGU&e=>. -- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR07MB40998E5467878E61EF4B1BB7943D0%40BL0PR07MB4099.namprd07.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR07MB40998E5467878E61EF4B1BB7943D0%40BL0PR07MB4099.namprd07.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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN6PR2201MB12686F33D3899954CA053E84D63D0%40BN6PR2201MB1268.namprd22.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
