Lauren - There are several species of domestic booklice which can be winged or have abbreviated wings. Have you got a photo, or can you send me a couple of specimens? Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 10:32, L. Burleson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > > I have recently been seeing an uptick in the number of winged booklice (or > perhaps they are more accurately called barklice?) found on our traps > across several locations (Cambridgeshire, England). Some of the sources I > have found say that the winged booklice/barklice are not a threat to > collections as they only live outside and chance their way into > collections, and was wondering if anyone had any experience or thoughts on > the matter. My thought is that since they are also psocids they may be a > similar threat as well? We are going to start recording them separately > from wingless booklice in any case to get a better idea if they are really > increasing or if it is just perception. I generally find them on traps > where wingless booklice are also found. > > > > Thank you very much! Best, > > > > Lauren Burleson > > Conservation Student, University of Cambridge Museums > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LNXP265MB14205E8C741C3373116C6832BBE50%40LNXP265MB1420.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LNXP265MB14205E8C741C3373116C6832BBE50%40LNXP265MB1420.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKPWytRk9zjpQMrGo3iyVMCt8PUnOtDykphQdb%2BO4yqp%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
