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Ryan -
 
It appears there may have been some sort of fresh vegetable matter at one time in the basket.  Some sort of caterpillar fed on the vegetable matter, spun a cocoon, and the moths then emerged.  Whatever was the food source was either removed or dried up, hence the end of the "infestation."  That's my best guess.
 
Tom Parker


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Subject: [pestlist] Insect ID

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Hello group!
 
Today, a few of us were looking at some items during a building closing. We came across a basket that had signs of insect activity inside, but couldn’t quite figure out what we were looking at. The weaving on the basket is quite small….about ¼ inch thick. The attached picture was taken on zoom.
 
In actual size, the casings you see are approximately 2/3 the size of a typical carpet beetle molting. The casings are also quite sticky, and are attached firmly to the basket material. The frass is widespread throughout a 4-6 inch section of the bottom of the basket. There was no discernible webbing or insect parts nearby.
 
Any thoughts?
 
Thanks for your help!
 
Ryan Jones
 
Integrated Pest Management
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