I would agree that these are *Fannia *larvae, but they breed in a wide variety of substrates - rotting vegetables, birds' nests, wasps' nests, as well as dung and carrion. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Fri, 27 Oct 2023 at 14:49, Pollack, Richard J < [email protected]> wrote: > These seem consistent with larvae of Fannia. There’s almost certainly an > animal carcass nearby. > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Celia Bockmuehl <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, October 27, 2023 9:00:36 AM > *To:* 'Adrian Doyle' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [PestList] Identification help please > > Dear Google pest experts, > > I have been asked to look at the attached larvae. They have appeared in > large numbers (20 in one day, 19 the next) this week in Oxford in the UK in > a corridor of an old building which was converted into an archive space > about 15 years ago. The environment where they were found is cool and not > controlled. I thought that they omitted a rather unpleasant smell. I have > no idea what they are and would be most grateful for some help in > identifying them. The rule is in millimetres, they are between 10mm and 15 > mm in length. Apologies for the poor images - they were moving when I was > trying to photograph them. They are cream/brown/dark brown in colour. One > cleaner found one in her hair and thought they could be dropping from beams > above. > > Any expert identification would be much appreciated. > > Many thanks, > Celia > > > > > > Celia Bockmuehl ACR Icon > > Interim Head of Conservation > > Oxford Conservation Consortium > > St Cross Road > > Oxford > > OX1 3TX > > Tel: 01865 271520 > > Working hours : Monday, Tuesday and Friday 07.30 - 15.30 > > wfh half day split between Wednesday and Thursday > > -- > 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/LO2P265MB30851FA1ACDEB7713C52FDC0E0DCA%40LO2P265MB3085.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_LO2P265MB30851FA1ACDEB7713C52FDC0E0DCA-2540LO2P265MB3085.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=A2Fz3RCQcPRump8ekzrhJHOQV2gOQWAPZNL1oUUZ_1AYxFIOy1OHFrj14PvPDSSv&s=Hz0pUFbGTSMJ5aXrMm1n3VE6poXXsTSrzVlcFKJrT5M&e=> > . > > -- > 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/BN8PR07MB7826B5C273D01633084A428394DCA%40BN8PR07MB7826.namprd07.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN8PR07MB7826B5C273D01633084A428394DCA%40BN8PR07MB7826.namprd07.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/CAFWqZKNkQ%3DwK9wkCE%3D-8Y4KUQE2gKtxKXQHW5aO9DHNq-da8qw%40mail.gmail.com.
