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As others have concluded, this is an isopod. Most likely, it wandered in beneath a door, through a non-sealed utility penetration, or was a stowaway on a box or within potted plants brought into the facility. With few exceptions, isopods are inconsequential. They'll perish from desiccation in a matter of days or so, unless they're in a basement or other site where it is particularly humid, or where there's a ready source of water. These do feast upon organic matter. One isopod won't likely cause damage to artifacts within a museum. Damage can, indeed, become a concern if you regularly find these in museum exhibit or storage areas. Such observations should stimulate efforts to limit their entrance and survival. Check exterior doors to ensure that the door bottoms seal well. If you can see light beneath the door, then the door isn't secure against pests. Then, check ground level windows and utility penetrations. Sealing up any openings will be a sustainable, environmentally appropriate and fiscally prudent strategy. -Rich Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu richard_poll...@harvard.edu<mailto:richard_poll...@harvard.edu> HARVARD T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases ________________________________ From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net <pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net> on behalf of JP Brown <jpbr...@fieldmuseum.org> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 12:34:42 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] FW: Bug This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear Lisa Looks like an isopod (not an expert, but possibly a rolypoly/woodlouse). Not a threat to collections. Unless someone has been moving rotting wood or leaf litter through the museum, it probably came from outside on somone’s shoes. Best JP On Friday, December 29, 2017, Lisa Bruno <lisa.br...@brooklynmuseum.org<mailto:lisa.br...@brooklynmuseum.org>> wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- This was found on a wall in a gallery. Does anyone have thoughts on its ID? Not something we've seen before. Thanks in advance. Lisa Bruno Carol Lee Shen Chief Conservator Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 P 718-501-6562 ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" OR just send an email to l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> and ask to be removed. Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> -- JP Brown Regenstein Conservator for Pacific Anthropology Gantz Family Collections Center The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 t: +1 312 665 7879 f: +1 312 665 7193 ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" OR just send an email to l...@zaks.com and ask to be removed. Any problems email l...@zaks.com
