This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- They are probably Dorypteryx domestica, a species that has been turning up more frequently in European museums in recent years, and is known from the United States. It is not clear whether they cause much damage to objects or simply graze on mould in damp areas. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre, Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England. Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com -----Original Message----- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net]On Behalf Of Isolda Gavidia Sent: 03 August 2012 20:58 To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] unknown pest This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello, We have found several of these small insects in different traps located in our museum storage. We think that they might be book lice. Theyre also very tiny. We would really appreciate some help in identifying them. Thanks in advance, Isolda Gavidia Archiviste des collections Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec 615, Avenue Sainte-Croix Montréal (Québec) H4L 3X6 t. 514-747-7367 poste 7547 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net 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 imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net 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 imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
