Thanks Todd, that's a really good idea. I'll look into it. Sincerely,
Lexi Echelman Archives and Collections Coordinator Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson, respective cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon Family Groups 62 Oak Road Katonah, NY 10536 [email protected] (914)-232-4822 Website: http://www.steppingstones.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillWHome Twitter: https://twitter.com/billwhome?lang=en On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 10:46 AM Todd Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Lexi- > > Regarding the image quality- if you are setting up an IPM program at your > museum, I would highly recommend investing in a digital microscope with a > USB connection. The cost for “basic hobbyist models” is pretty decent > these days, and it will really help with your images. The magnification > doesn’t have to be super intense to get pretty nice images for general ID > purposes. (Make sure it comes with a stand though- hand held images are > usually blurry) > Sometimes ID’ing comes down to pretty subtle things with > antenna/wings/elytra etc that requires magnification, so a USB microscope > would be a great worthwhile investment. > Good luck. > > -Todd > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 9:20 AM Stepping Stones Archives < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Ok, I will do that. Sorry about the mass emails. I will try to be more >> specific. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Lexi Echelman >> >> Archives and Collections Coordinator >> >> Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson, respective >> cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon Family Groups >> >> 62 Oak Road Katonah, NY 10536 >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/62+Oak+Road+Katonah,+NY+10536?entry=gmail&source=g> >> >> [email protected] >> >> (914)-232-4822 >> >> >> Website: http://www.steppingstones.org >> >> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillWHome >> >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/billwhome?lang=en >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 10:14 AM Julia Sybalsky <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Lexi, >>> >>> You are looking for a lot of insect IDs and some of your images aren’t >>> clear/magnified enough to make a confident ID. This is a pretty generous >>> group, but I think it would probably make it easier for people to help if >>> you can narrow it down a little. I believe Alan Van Dyke shared with you >>> the museumpests.net website, which is a great resource for people >>> starting out dong pest ID. I would recommend that you start there and work >>> through your images. I think that process will also help you to know which >>> of your images contain the information that is necessary confidently ID the >>> insect. After that, if there are a few that remain unidentified, you could >>> circle back with specific questions. >>> >>> Julia >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Julia Sybalsky >>> Conservator, Natural Science Collections >>> American Museum of Natural History >>> 200 Central Park West >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+Central+Park+West+%0D%0ANew+York,+NY+10024?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> New York, NY 10024 >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+Central+Park+West+%0D%0ANew+York,+NY+10024?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> -5192 >>> >>> 212-313-7533 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From: *<[email protected]> on behalf of ssfaandc < >>> [email protected]> >>> *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> *Date: *Friday, October 11, 2019 at 9:54 AM >>> *To: *Museumpests <[email protected]> >>> *Subject: *[pestlist] Re: Pest Identification and Diet 7 >>> >>> >>> >>> *EXTERNAL SENDER* >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> >>> >>> I wanted to check and see if there is anyone who could identify any >>> specific insects in these photographs. It doesn't have to be in a specific >>> format, but any information may help. Identifying which picture has which >>> insects would also be helpful as well. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you again for your time. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> >>> >>> Lexi Echelman >>> >>> Archives and Collections Coordinator >>> >>> Stepping Stones - Historic Home of Bill and Lois Wilson >>> >>> steppingstones.org >>> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsteppingstones.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cjsybalsky%40amnh.org%7C7c04e546d3954416165608d74e527ac4%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0%7C0%7C637063988470108131&sdata=ll080F2iuvSyqwURdNmeG9g9V%2BPbs4dZ0zvcq4Q8fPc%3D&reserved=0> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 6:00:31 PM UTC-4, ssfaandc wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> >>> >>> Could I get the pest name and their diet, please. Also, could I know if >>> any collections are at risk. These were in our archive, so any that eat >>> paper are certainly important to know about. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you. Please prepare your responses in the following format. >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2239 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2240 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2241 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2242 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2243 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2244 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2245 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2246 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2247 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> IMG-2248 >>> >>> 1. Pest Name >>> >>> 2. Diet >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate this. I believe there's >>> only one more post from me about this and then I'm out of your hair. 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