Dear Volker, thank you very much. This is really helpful. Unfortunately my colleague already threw away the trap (I was on sick leave and didn’t have a chance to take a closer look), so taking a macro shot of these individuals won’t be possible anymore. We’ll continue to monitor this room though. I usually don’t wish to have more pests in our rooms than necessary, but I’m kind of looking forward to find another ghost silverfish now, just to take a better picture of it 😊
Best regards, Stella Von: [email protected] <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von Hingst, Volker Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025 13:37 An: [email protected] Betreff: [PestList] AW: possibly our first ghost silverfish dear stella, To me, it looks like a ghost silverfish (Ctenolepisma calvum) But it should be measured accurately, and be identified by professional entomologists. I have only seen one ghost silverfish so far (here near Cologne). Please take a look at the attached information, it might help - and a macro shot with scala. best regards volker Von: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Im Auftrag von Oppl, Stella Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025 13:02 An: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Betreff: [PestList] possibly our first ghost silverfish ***Hinweis: Diese E-Mail von [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> stammt von einer externen Quelle. Öffnen Sie nur Inhalte, denen Sie vertrauen.*** Dear Pestlist friends and colleagues, My colleague and I possibly found a ghost silverfish in our sticky traps last week. As this would be the first sighting of this kind of silverfish in our building, we wanted to be extra sure and ask the professionals around here for a second opinion. In my opinion, it is a ghost silverfish. Best picture for identification is photo no. 2 (2025_11_Falle12_03). But: Is this really a ghost silverfish (Ctenolepisma calva) or just a normal but dried out and faded silverfish? We are located in southern Germany, Bavaria, where it is said that ghost silverfish sightings are increasing, but we’ve never seen any at our museum so far. Best regards, Stella Oppl Stella Oppl Archaeological Objects Conservator, MSc Metals, Iron, Preventive Conservation a _sm Bavarian State Archaeological Collection Lerchenfeldstr. 2 80538 Munich [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> T +49 (0)89 21124-484 www.archaeologie.bayern<http://www.archaeologie.bayern/> Connect with us on Facebook und Instagram! #asmmuc #archäologischestaatssammlung -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/f24c07e193334384bfa2ee3d76b02a26%40archaeologie.bayern<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/f24c07e193334384bfa2ee3d76b02a26%40archaeologie.bayern?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8d1566842ef64a509200040d5db2cc86%40lvr.de<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8d1566842ef64a509200040d5db2cc86%40lvr.de?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/022f139705eb4fe39ccb0bd2a14c31f8%40archaeologie.bayern.
