There appear to be two species of *Scathophaga *(dung flies) and a couple of anthomyiids. The dung flies are predatory, but not in the robber fly family. They are not a risk to collections, though if numbers of them are coming in and dying, they will provide food for pests such as *Anthrenus*. I suspect these are being attracted to lights and coming in through windows. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Thu, 18 Jul 2019 at 17:38, Emily Pastore <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I found a bunch of these in the traps in our exhibit space, (photos > attached) I believe they are Ommatius Robber Flies but I’m fairly new to my > duties with IPM. Can anyone confirm that this is what they are? From what I > can find online it doesn’t seem like they eat collections, but should I be > worried and is there something I can do to get rid of them? I’m located in > Southeast Alaska if that helps. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > Emily > > > > > > Emily Pastore, MLIS | Archives and Collections Manager > > > > [image: Sealaska-Heritage_Logo175] > > > > 105 S. Seward St. Suite 201 | Juneau, AK 99801 > > direct 907-586-9202 | main 907-463-4844 > > www.sealaskaheritage.org > > Stay connected: Join our eNews Network > <http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/news/subscribe_enews.html> > > [image: FB-f-Logo_blue_20] > <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sealaska-Heritage-Institute/133438590063380?fref=ts> > [image: Twitter_logo_white_onblue square_20] > <https://twitter.com/SHInstitute> [image: vimeo_icon_white_on_blue_20] > <http://vimeo.com/album/142176> [image: Instagram_Icon_Small_20] > <http://instagram.com/shinstitute> > > > > > > -- > 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/BYAPR11MB27434438A1BE58C77008D6B082C80%40BYAPR11MB2743.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR11MB27434438A1BE58C77008D6B082C80%40BYAPR11MB2743.namprd11.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/CAFWqZKNU0JrpR3Dj0vS5g3JivTt8Z6qxyLsQEw_i_EjM6HUMzQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
