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Maria - The photo of the egg shows the larva or nymph has hatched a long time ago. If you look closely, you'll see the top of the egg alongside the egg shell itself. The larva or nymph has "popped the top" and is long gone. It looks alot like an Anobium punctatum egg. Norman Hickin, on page 25 of his book The Woodworm Problem, has a good photo of a cluster of Anobium punctatum eggs. Good luck on figuring out what insect laid the egg. Thomas A. Parker, PhD President, Entomologist Pest Control Services, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: maria ledinskaya <[email protected]> To: rachael <[email protected]>; pestlist <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:21 am Subject: [pestlist] Insect egg casings on a Melanesian arrow This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello, I am a postgraduate conservaton student from the University of Lincoln currently working on this arrow from the Santa Cruz islands of Melanesia. I have found tiny (less than 1mm long) slightly elongated, whiteish-transluscent egg casings (picture attached) underneath the arrow's barbs and in the joins of the bamboo cane. I suspect these may be booklice, but can equally be something from the object's province of origin. Can someone advise me? Many thanks, Maria > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Web Site Comment or Question > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 19:30:00 -0500 > > Dear Maria, > You do not need to have a password to post to the pestlist. I am assuming > that you followed the directions on our Join the PestList page? > http://www.museumpests.net/becomeamember.asp > > You should receive an email confirmation of your subscription and then to > post to the list you merely need to address your email to > [email protected] > One way to test whether you successfully subscribed is to try sending your > message to the list. If it bounces back we'll know that your subscription > wasn't fully activated yet. > > I have seen pest casings firmly embedded in ethnographic artifacts > particularly from Asia and the Pacific so I can understand how it may > sometimes seem confusing whether they are part of the life history of the > object or a more recent sign of pest activity that must be promptly dealt > with. You are welcome to send me your image and I'll give you my opinion > and once your subscription to the Pestlist is confirmed you can post there > to receive other opinions. > Best, > Rachael > IPM Working Group Chair > > > Rachael Perkins Arenstein > A.M. Art Conservation, LLC > Art Conservation, Preservation & Collection Management > [email protected] > www.AMArtConservation.com > 917-796-1764 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Web Site Comment or Question > > Name: Maria Ledinskaya > Email: [email protected] > Comment > ------- > Hello, > I am a postgraduate conservation student at the University of Lincoln (UK). > I have found some insect egg casings on an ethnographic object (arrow from > Santa Cruz, Melanesia. I am not sure if they are booklice (and should be > removed), or something from the original province (and therefore should > stay). I have a picture of one and need some expert advice! Please let me > know how I can go about it - I have tried to join Pest List, but I don't > think I can post anything yet, as I don't have a password. Many thanks, > Maria > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected]
