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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi Kate Your picture is of a female non-biting midge (Chironomidae) - they are often abundant near water, where the larvae live, and swarms of males can sometimes be a nuisance. They don't pose a threat to the building or contents, but can be annoying for visitors (and staff!). Tony Irwin
Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre, Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England. Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Kate Hughes Sent: 25 June 2012 15:52 To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] Help with identification 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've recently found these flying insects inside and outside of the historic building in Virginia where I work. I don't recall ever seeing them before, but this June they are out in abundance. They are just under a centimeter in length and are yellow-green in color [please see attached photograph]. I'm new to IPM and have checked all of my resources without coming up with an identification. Could they be fungus gnats? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Kate Hughes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
