I work with pest control companies and (as I'm sure you know!) clothes moths aren't encountered too often. However, I have an amazing group of pest control technicians and operators I have sent this to. I'm hoping we get you some samples!
Good luck and if there is anything I can do for you in the future, don't hesitate to reach out. :) Chelle Hartzer, BCE 360 Pest and Food Safety Consulting <http://chellehartzer.com> On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 10:50 AM Novick, Isabel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi pest people, > > You may remember some of my previous emails requesting webbing clothes > moths from all over the globe. Here is one more! > > I am a PhD student at Boston University studying the biogeography and > synanthropic evolution of the wcm. For a robust study, I need moth samples > from all around the globe. I will be sequencing their DNA and comparing > them to each other in the hopes of finding some population structure. > > So far, I still have not had a ton of luck getting samples, so I am > switching up my methodology. > > If this project interests you, send me an email and I will send you a > premade kit containing pheromone baited trap, vials of ethanol for > preservation, and a return shipping label. Even if you don't think you have > moths, if you are interested in any way, let me know and I will send you a > trap. All you have to do is set the trap out, date it, and leave it for > about 2 months. I will send you a reminder once the two months are up to > send me the trap back. Even if there is only one moth on there, I will be > overjoyed to receive it. > > I will also include a hand drawn picture of a moth. Am I a good artist? > Not at all. Am I desperate for international samples of webbing clothes > moths? Absolutely. > > Please let me know if this is something you'd like to contribute to! I > would be eternally grateful! > > All the best, > > Isabel Novick > [email protected] > 720-454-8058 > > -- > 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/MN2PR03MB53595AA10B46EE22BF4D18C1C89A9%40MN2PR03MB5359.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR03MB53595AA10B46EE22BF4D18C1C89A9%40MN2PR03MB5359.namprd03.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/CAJTqVV1keRq0U1krKxFe3n%2Bbye3K6RpSMTP0NVTGGkmfb_SCYw%40mail.gmail.com.
