Dear Tony, Thank you so much for your assistance. I am relieved to know that they are not harmful to the collection. We will move forward with sealing the windows to ensure the bodies do not become a food source for other 'visitors'.
Best regards, Stacey On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 2:18 AM Tony Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: > 1 is Chrysomelidae (leaf beetle) > 2 looks like Cryptophagidae (fungus beetle) > 3 is a predatory mite > 4 is a barklouse/booklouse (Psocoptera), probably not one of the domestic > species > 5 is a springtail > 6 and 7 are *Bryobia *(clover mites) > All of these have come in from outside. None of them is likely to present > a risk to collections, but do suggest that perimeter sealing could be > improved. > There is plenty of information on-line with advice about reducing their > presence indoors. > Tony > > Dr A.G.Irwin > 47 The Avenues > Norwich > Norfolk NR2 3PH > England > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 > > > On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 21:20, Stacey Mei Kelly <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I apologize in advance for the number of insects I am asking about. Thank >> you all so much for your assistance in identifying the following pests. >> >> 1. Unknown beetle (2mm) >> 2. Unknown beetle (in my haste I did not note the measurements >> for this beetle) >> 3. Unknown red insect (slightly smaller than 1 mm) >> 4. Unknown fly (2.5 mm) >> 5. Possible springtail? (1 mm) >> 6. 2 unknown insects (both ~1 mm) - around 20 of these were found in one >> trap >> 7. Unknown insect (0.5mm) - This insect is perhaps the one I most >> urgently need information on. I found hundreds of them on a window sill. It >> appears there may be a breach in the window seal/small nest. See image 8. >> There were live insects on the sill, and crawling on the windows. Is this a >> harmful pest? I vacuumed the area and temporarily taped the window seal >> hoping to somewhat contain the issue until I have further information on >> how to proceed. I found these in 2 separate areas of the building (both >> near windows). >> >> Thank you again for your help! >> >> Best, >> Stacey Kelly >> Conservator >> >> -- >> 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/CAM61Uwh0niw%3D1cFYaY9%3Dmbp21RVBRK_pnuDyJnWJH1BRduxiAg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAM61Uwh0niw%3D1cFYaY9%3Dmbp21RVBRK_pnuDyJnWJH1BRduxiAg%40mail.gmail.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/CAFWqZKOFh%2B9URhYLFEc%3Dq0MX6tdSJx4G7LWyVm_XP29ZkjBDvg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKOFh%2B9URhYLFEc%3Dq0MX6tdSJx4G7LWyVm_XP29ZkjBDvg%40mail.gmail.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/CAM61UwhN0nKS2EAUW2sA2%2BwnaONkEkrLSBvER-xGiyGBFrhWfg%40mail.gmail.com.
