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Jeffrey Tucker, BCE Entomology Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 70375 Houston, Texas 77270 Phone: 713.681.9004 [email protected] Shipping:(FedEX, UPS) 2020 North Loop West Ste. 115 Houston, Texas 77018 On Mar 15, 2013, at 9:00 AM, I Julier <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 just started work at a very small museum with archival collections. When I > arrived, I came across an accession which was previously stored in the > basement of a large wooden structure (by the donor), and is/was? clearly > infested with some sort of insect. This infestation and the ensuing damage > occurred prior to the museum taking custody of the records. I am wondering > if someone can tell me from the photos what I am dealing with? > > What I believe is frass, appears as brown specks, which are adhered to the > paper, but there is also granular, sand-like material in the envelopes in > which the material is stored. > > It's difficult to tell if this is all frass or if the material is just really > dirty, which is also possible. > > It is also hard for me to tell what might be frass and what might be eggs. > I've found a few specks which appear to have web-like material attached and > in the interior fold of one item, spider-web-like material. > > I've also found what appear to be shells/exoskeletons shed by insects, or > possibly merely the remnants of dead insects. Unfortunately, my camera > doesn't have a high enough resolution to get a good picture of this. > > I'm trying to figure out first what I am dealing with so that I can then > decide how to treat the materials. I'm an archivist by training and this is > my first time dealing with any major pest issue. > > I stumbled upon a powerpoint of insect frass online and the closest thing I > could find was termites, since they excrete dirt as well as whatever else > they are munching on. Is it possible that this is termite damage? > > I'm attaching some photos. Sorry for the poor quality! > > Thank you for any assistance you can provide! > Insley > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > <photo_1.JPG><photo_2.JPG><photo_3.JPG><photo_5.JPG><photo_7.JPG><photo_8.JPG> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
