I once worked in a historic house museum, in which one of the interpretive staff decided to store a bag of flour in their locked file cabinet. It took us forever to find out where the flour beetles were coming from. There were a lot……
So yes….it all depends on what’s IN the museum…. 😊 Thanks again, --Nancy Nancy Jenner, Curator II California State Parks Statewide Museum Collections Center From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Louis N Sorkin Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 9:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PestList] Re: Another beetle ID request If there are their types of food items in the exhibits (artwork of edible items) or snacks brought and forgotten by visitors or employees or in (pest) rodent food caches, then could be a typical museum pest. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. 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Treasurer & Monthly Meeting Organizer www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:[email protected]] ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Jenner, Nancy@Parks <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 6:14 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [PestList] RE: Another beetle ID request EXTERNAL SENDER Thank you, Jody and Louis. So… not a typical “museum pest” species. --Nancy Nancy Jenner, Curator II California State Parks Statewide Museum Collections Center From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Louis N Sorkin Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 5:12 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [PestList] Re: Another beetle ID request Oryzaephilus species, so either O. surinamensis or O. mercator. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired) Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Forensic Entomology Studies Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research [cid:[email protected]] Visiting Scientist | Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street | New York, New York 10024-5192 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax | 917-953-0094 pager-voicemail-text https://www.messagemanager.americanmessaging.net/SendMessageFree.aspx https://www.amnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology/staff/collections-staff/louis-n.-sorkin https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louis_Sorkin [cid:[email protected]] The New York Entomological Society, Inc. Treasurer & Monthly Meeting Organizer www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:[email protected]] ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Jenner, Nancy@Parks <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 5:52 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [PestList] Another beetle ID request EXTERNAL SENDER Hello—I’d like to ask for help id-ing these beetles. We found them (long dead) behind the glass of a framed poster. The poster is currently isolated. Location is Sacramento, CA. The scale increments on the ruler are millimeters. Thank you! Nancy Nancy Jenner, Curator II California State Parks Statewide Museum Collections Center -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. 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