Interesting! I thought they might change color with age as wood sometimes does. I wonder why some are black and some white if the frame is all one wood. Perhaps it is not! Linda
On Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 12:43 PM Jo Bjorkman <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Brandi and Linda! Brandi, is there a way to tell if the feces > is old or new? The piece was treated before it was gifted to us some time > ago, but apparently the feces was part of the gift : ) It was taken off > view and is currently sealed in a mylar bag and I’m curious what the likely > hood of a current infestation is. Thanks again, Jo > > > > Jo Bjorkman > > Collections Associate > > Pronouns: She/Her/Hers > > Phone: 920-694-4693 > > > > John Michael Kohler Arts Center > 608 New York Ave > Sheboygan, WI 53081 > 920.458.6144 > *jmkac.org <http://www.jmkac.org/>* > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Coyner, Brandi S. > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 20, 2020 2:28 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [PestList] Frass? > > > > Color is irrelevant to age of the pellets. It is dependent on what kind of > wood they are eating. > > > > > > > > [image: A picture containing sunset Description automatically generated] > > *Brandi S. Coyner, PhD* > > Curatorial Associate > > Mammalogy & Oklahoma Collection of Genomic Resources > > [email protected] > > *Sam Noble Museum* > > University of Oklahoma > > 2401 Chautauqua Ave. Norman, OK 73072-7029 > > [image: Link10] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link10page.html> > [image: Link11] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link11page.html> > [image: Link12] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link12page.html> > [image: Link13] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link13page.html> > [image: Link14] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link14page.html> > [image: Link15] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link15page.html> > [image: Link16] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link16page.html> > [image: Link17] > <http://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/branding/email-signatures/Pages/Link17page.html> > > > > > > > > > *From: *[email protected] <[email protected]> > *Date: *Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 2:26 PM > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [PestList] Frass? > > Am I right in assuming that the dark pellets are old and the wood-colored > ones are fresh? Or is color irrelevant? > > Linda > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 12:07 PM Jo Bjorkman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks to everyone who responded! Really appreciate it! > > > > Jo Bjorkman > > Collections Associate > > Pronouns: She/Her/Hers > > Phone: 920-694-4693 > > > > John Michael Kohler Arts Center > 608 New York Ave > Sheboygan, WI 53081 > 920.458.6144 > *jmkac.org > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.jmkac.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=gxOGH-4yfptYwY7KV2Fguw&m=k-emqBEG9x71gb6MkVmhdqIM7BzRegJrPnvKUWYjdqM&s=9b1dzN5o-hvr88eKicIK0kdvjqAvnQ2grCzli3NZ3ro&e=>* > > > > > > > > *From:* 'bugman22' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:34 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [PestList] Frass? > > > > Jo - > > > > Freezing the piece at minus 20 F for 72 hours will kill all stages of > drywood termites. However, you have to decide if the piece can be frozen > without damage being done to it. Most of the time, you can wrap it in > polyethylene and put it in a chest freezer. Or sometimes you might need to > take it to a frozen food company and put it in one of their cold rooms. > They usually have one for meat and butter storage which maintains minus 20 > F. > > > > Tom Parker > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jo Bjorkman <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Oct 20, 2020 10:45 am > Subject: [PestList] Frass? > > Hello Pestlist! I’m hoping someone can help us identify the “frass” that > fell out of our Purvis Young piece after it was installed in the gallery. > The piece was behind a vitrine, and we think a visitor possibly bumped into > it shaking loose the debris you see above. Are these eggs? Frass? 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