Re: [pestlist] Mite?

2016-06-07 Thread Hilary Kaplan

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I was long ago told by an entomologist that the red mites are likely
feeding off of microscopic mold, which would make sense as to why they are
found in a humid environment.  It would be helpful if someone with greater
knowledge could corroborate.

Best,
Hilary

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 3:49 PM, Louis Sorkin  wrote:

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> Correct. These are very commonly seen as Tom noted. The larvae of most are
> parasitic on arthropods; species of one genus are pollen feeders. Nymphs
> and adults are predaceous.  The pollen feeders have been known to bite
> people – but it’s only tasting, not feeding.  They can actually stay on the
> roof and walls of buildings and don’t go back to the ground.  Crushed mites
> do stain certain substrates.
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> These red mites are quite common crawling up the exterior of buildings and
> entering through the weep holes in the lower frames of windows.  They are
> originating in the moist leaf litter and mulch around the perimeter of the
> building.  You'll have to check with Lou, but I think they are predaceous.
> The only damage they cause is a red smear if crushed.
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> Red snout mites are members of Bdellidae; this one looks more like an
> Erythraeidae.
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> I have found these too - also in Seattle. I think they are red snout mites.
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> Hello everyone,
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> I found this little guy (less than 1 mm) near our library, which is on the
> third floor. My first guess is that it's a mite, but since it was by our
> library, I wanted to be sure it wasn't something more harmful.
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Re: [pestlist] An interesting IPM challenge - dermestids in a pipe organ.

2014-06-13 Thread Hilary Kaplan
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Oxygen deprivation comes to mind, but the complications of enclosing the
organ in an airtight atmosphere and purging with nitrogen (or other
appropriate gas) and its impact on the diverse organ components would need
to be considered.  I have done this successfully with a small painting and
its infested frame as well as large architectural drawings.

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> John Watson, conservator at Colonial Williamsburg, is an organ expert.
>  Try him: JWatson @cwf.org.
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> Colleagues just brought me an interesting challenge:  a potential
> dermestid infestation in a pipe organ.  The samples they brought me have
> numerous cast larval skins – definitely dermestid, I suspect *Anthrenus
> sp.. * The little darlings have damaged the felt pads (stops).   I sent
> my friends back to their pipe organ with sticky traps to see if the
> infestation is active, and to see if we can get a better identification.
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> Has anyone encountered this situation in an organ?  And any suggestions on
> proceeding – besides the usual good housekeeping….. Obviously freezing is
> not an option!
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Re: [pestlist] Fly damage on a book

2014-03-07 Thread Hilary Kaplan
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Based on my experience with both mold and fly droppings on paper, my
impression is that these are fly droppings.

Hilary A. Kaplan
Training Specialist
National Archives and Records Administration
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On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Matteo Montanari  wrote:

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> hello to everyone,
> of course we should have a microscope view of the damage... I'm agree that
> the distribution of the spots look more like a mould contamination than an
> insect defecation... form this pictures the spots could be the
> frutifications (cleistotheci) of Chaetomuim globosum... but this would mean
> that the book had a relatively recent water soaking event
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> 2014-03-06 16:44 GMT+01:00 Pascal Querner :
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>> has anyone seen such a damage on a book before?? The book is about 300
>> years old and was transported from Yemen to Austria long time ago and is
>> now in the national library. I think it looks like fly droppings but I am
>> happy for other suggestions!! We have no idea why this book was so
>> attractive for the flies. The spots can be removed mechanically and have a
>> small relief, bus some stains remain.
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>> Thank you very much,
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