Thank you so much for your help Pat! I'm glad to hear the bullet lure will attract the male moths of the *Niditinea orleansella* species too. I'll have to do a walk around the building to see if there are any bird nests on the roof or in the rafters.
Thank you again! Best, Annie On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 2:56:52 PM UTC-4 p.kelley wrote: > Hi Annie, > > Thanks for the great images of your traps. In your "Unidentified moth - 1" > image, you have Indianmeal moths, *Plodia interpunctella*, a single > Almond Moth, *Cadra cautella* and several webbing clothes moths, *Tineola > bisselliella*. The almond moth is the one you didn't recognize. The > Indianmeal moths and the almond moth are stored food insects that are > likely emerging from dried food goods, or other grains from the kitchen. > > In your "Unidentified moths - 2" image, besides the webbing clothes moths > in the trap, the spotted moths appear to be *Niditinea orleansella *(No > common name). You can see some variation in color with this species. > Niditinea moths are related to webbing clothes moths as they are all in the > family Tineidae. Other Niditinea moths include *Niditinea fuscella*, > which has the common name of brown-dotted clothes moth. They are often > found in bird nests and can feed on dried animal and plant material. The > clothes moth Bullet Lure that appears in the image will attract webbing > clothes moths, casemaking clothes moths and some species of Niditinea > moths. The *Niditinea orleansella* moths are almost certainly males > attracted to the sex pheromone in the Bullet Lure. If there are openings to > the outside, check for bird nests and seal off openings. If that is not the > source, look for the source of the Niditinea moths in discarded materials > or in dirtier storage areas. > > I hope that this is helpful. Best regards, > > Pat Kelley > Insects Limited > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > agreco <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:57 AM > *To:* MuseumPests <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [PestList] Unidentified moths - help please > > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise > caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown > senders. > Hello everyone, > > When I went through my weekly trap checks this morning, I found some moths > I haven't seen before and was hoping you could help me identify them. We > currently have a webbing clothes moth problem we have been monitoring the > past few months, and today in one of the pheromone traps I saw 5 moths with > black spotted wings and a beige head. They are in the picture "Unidentified > moth - 2" for reference. Could they be brown house moths? > > We share the building with a kitchen downstairs which is used to prepare > food and store corn and grains, and in a sticky trap near it, I noticed > pantry moths (I believe based on photos online but could be wrong) and > another new moth I have never seen before. These two are shown in image > "Unidentified moth - 1". > > I really appreciate you taking the time to look at these photos and any > insight you can provide. > > Thanks again, > Annie > > *Annie Greco* > Collections Manager & Staff Archaeologist > > (508)746-1622 x8379 <(508)%20746-1622> > > Plimoth Patuxet Museums > www.plimoth.org > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.plimoth.org%2f&c=E,1,QcylnVO8DzP-ty8pgWOKtIdnU7zm3MtMaZV7d4QWTM6Xm_wNnYcxB6Sz2l9eON2onr-wnKm4ozZUlVVD1A3hnA_qeXuT_8Vsk9tdW9teDQQtFQ,,&typo=1> > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > This e-mail and any attached files may contain information that is > privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use or > this communication is strictly prohibited. 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