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. --- Hi Lisa. Happy New Year! Your critter is a sow bug. Came in from the cold. May have been in a sheltered area somewhere in the museum and decided to take a stroll. Not a museum threat. Carpet beetle larvae don’t seem to eat their carcasses. Tom Parker 610-348-9890 Cell Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 29, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Lisa Bruno > wrote: > > > 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. > --- > > > > 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 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 > > > > Sent from my iPhone - 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
Re: [pestlist] bug ID
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. --- Bedbugs Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2017, at 11:43 AM, Pollack, Richard J > wrote: > > 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. > --- > These are cimicid bugs. That family contains the bed bugs, bird bugs and bat > bugs. Those specimens are damaged, but appear most consistent with bed bugs. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 23, 2017, at 11:27 AM, Maja SM wrote: > >> 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. >> --- >> Hello, >> >> I hope that this is the right e-mail and that someone can help us :) >> We found a lot of small dead bugs between the canvas (painting) and the >> stretcher. >> Does anyone know what these bugs might be? >> >> If the photos are not good, I can send some new ones... >> >> Thank you in advance! >> >> >> Maja >> >> >> - >> 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" > 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
Re: [pestlist] Another termite question
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. --- Ozge - Without even finishing my reading of your email, I knew this had to be Los Angeles. I’ve dealt with other situations where Drywood termites are in the major beams of a large commercial warehouse buildings in the LA area. Seems a lot of the warehouses have a similar condition. You are welcomed to call me at 610- 348-9890, my cell phone, to discuss the situation. Tom Parker 610-348-9890 Cellar Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Ozge Gencay-Ustun > wrote: > > 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 All, > > I have an inquiry about termites, too. We have drywood termites infested in > the wooden beams (vertical beams and roof elements) of our new building, > where we have moved our library and where our conservation lab and > collections areas are (so from time to time we will have objects in those > areas). Our other museum collections (mainly ethnographic) are in other part > of the building where there is no wooden structure there, so I might say they > are fairly safe, right now. > > In addition, one of our conservators suspects that we may also have > subterranean termites. We had a company came in and did a treatment (I am not > sure what). It is an old building, we had renovations done and just moved in. > We have a small Native garden next to the building, but I didn’t see any > subterranean termite tunnels there. I only saw the drywood termites > (red-bodied swarmers with wings of branchy veins). I found all of them dead > on the floor of the library’s cool storage room and one of them was alive > caught in an insect trap. > > To eliminate the drywood termites what would is recommended? Would using a > bait matrix containing an insect growth regulator, hexaflumuron work on > drywood termites like it did for subterranean termites with the Statue of > Liberty (1998 JAIC (37:3) article by Nan-Yao Su, Jamey D. Thomas, and Rudolf > H. Scheffrahn)? Do you think it would work better than injecting those wooden > beams? Any thoughts would help. > > Thanks, > Özge Gençay-Üstün > Assistant Conservator > > AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST > 4700 Western Heritage Way > Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462 > Direct: 323.495.4328 > E-mail: ogencay-us...@theautry.org > > Go West: TheAutry.org > > - > 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
Re: [pestlist] Fuzzy unknown beetles
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. --- It’s a weevil. Not a collection pest. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2017, at 11:53 AM, Adrienne Dastgir > wrote: > > 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. > --- > Hi, All > > Thanks for your help last week in helping me ID the Carpet beetle. Since than > we have also found the Larder Beetle. We thank they came in on recently > donated collection. We have put the collection in the freezer and are taking > action on other artifacts that may be at risk. Today I found this beetle > near where we found the Larder beetle. To me it looks like the Deathwatch > Beetle. The beetle is fuzzy and has grayish and brown spots.I am hoping > that I am wrong, we already found 2 danger species. > Thanks for any help > > Adrienne Dastgir > Curator of Collections > Chickasaw Cultural Center > 867 Charles Cooper Memorial Dr. > Sulphur, OK | 73086 > > > > - > 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" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
Re: [pestlist] ULT freezer
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. --- In order to disinfest materials from all stages of insects, a freezer which can maintain and hold at least -20°F is mandatory. A chest freezer doesn’t lose much cold when you open the door to load it vs. an upright one. The object is to lower the materials to minus 32°F within four hours after putting the materials in the freezer. This scenario beats the insects from being able to build up their natural antifreeze. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Mallinckrodt, Casey (VMFA) > wrote: > > 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. > --- > I would be very interested in feedback on this question as well so please > post to the group or add me to your emails if you don’t mind! > Many Thanks. > Casey > Casey Mallinckrodt > Assistant Conservator, Sculpture and Decorative Arts Conservation > Virginia Museum of Fine Arts > 804 340 1345 > > > > > > From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] > On Behalf Of Ann Coppinger > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 2:16 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [pestlist] ULT freezer > > 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 Colleagues, > > I need to purchase an Ultra-low Temperature chest freezer. > > So far I've gotten quotes for : > So-Low Chest style freezer Model CH40-22 > Thermo Fisher Scientific Revco Model ULT2050-10-A -40C Chest Freezer > Scien Temp34-22A Standard Low Temperature Chest Freezer > > Any recommendations, thoughts, comments, likes or dislikes for an ULT chest > freezer ? > > Advance thanks, Ann > > > > -- > Ann M. Coppinger > Senior Conservator > The Museum at FIT > Office 212-217-4542 > > - > 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" > 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" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors
Copper wool gauze called Stuf-Fit is easily available and inexpensive. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 7, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Christian Baars > wrote: > > Thanks all for the responses, some very useful tips which I’ll cost up now. > Please see below a little summary of the suggestions: > > · Metal-coat the threshold and the outer bottom lip of the door to > prevent gnawing (e.g., aluminium/brass threshold cover plates). > · Fit brush style door sweeps, e.g. Xcluder pest control door sweep > https://buyxcluder.com/xcluder-commercial-pest-control-door-sweep-134.html, > or Sealeze Sealeze.com. > · Fill any gaps/holes with steel/brass wool. > > Christian > > > From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] > On Behalf Of Paul Storch > Sent: 06 September 2016 15:17 > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors > > Actually brass wool works better- doesn't rust. It's available from > suppliers like Grainger and McMaster-Carr in cases. > > Paul Storch > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Shockley, Joel wrote: > Use steel wool. Fill in the suspected gaps with the wool. We have been > using for all our doors and other gaps and holes in the wall. It does work. > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Christian Baars > wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > We have a low level problem with mouse ingress through four doors on one side > of the building and I am wondering whether you may have any experience with > retrospective mouse proofing of external doors. > > The doors in question are solid wood with wooden thresholds; there is a gap > under all of the doors which is not big but I suspect just large enough for > the mice to squeeze through. They are closed most of the time but lead to our > lecture theatre and when they are open are frequented by hundreds of feet. I > am therefore looking for a solution that is secure and sturdy at the same > time. And cost-efficient, of course. > > Gratefully yours > Christian > > > > Christian Baars PhD AMA > > Senior Preventive Conservator > Aumgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Cardiff > Department of Collection Services > Parc Cathays / Cathays Park > Caerdydd / Cardiff CF10 3NP > UK > Telephone: +44 (0)29 2057 3302 > Twitter: @NMWPrevCons > Blog: http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/blog/?cat=2484 > > > > > > YMWADIAD > Mae pob neges ebost a anfonir i neu gan Amgueddfa Cymru yn cael ei > sganio gan systemau diogelwch awtomatig er mwyn rheoli negeseuon > digymell a dileu cynnwys amhriodol neu beryglus. Cafodd y neges hon ei > sganio am firysau cyn ei hanfon, ond dylech hefyd fodloni'ch hun bod y > neges, a phob atodiad ynddi, yn rhydd o firysau cyn ei defnyddio gan > nad yw'r Amgueddfa'n derbyn cyfrifoldeb am unrhyw golled neu ddifrod o > ganlyniad i agor y neges neu unrhyw atodiadau. Gall y neges hon ac > unrhyw ffeiliau a atodir ynddi gynnwys gwybodaeth gyfrinachol a > fwriadwyd ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig. Os ydych chi wedi derbyn y > neges trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i ni a chofiwch ddileu'r neges. > Safbwyntiau personol yr awdur yw'r safbwyntiau a fynegir yn y neges > hon, ac nid ydynt o reidrwydd yn cynrychioli safbwyntiau'r Amgueddfa. > Nid yw'r Amgueddfa'n atebol am unrhyw wallau, llygredd neu esgeulustod > a allai godi wrth drosglwyddo'r neges hon, felly na ddibynnwch ar y > cynnwys heb geisio cadarnhad ysgrifenedig yn gyntaf . > > DISCLAIMER > Email to and from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales is scanned > by automated security systems to control unsolicited messages and > eliminate inappropriate or dangerous content. This message was scanned > for viruses before transmission, but you should also satisfy yourself > that the message, and all attachments, are virus-free before use as > the Museum accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that might > arise from opening the message or any attachments. This message and > any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information > intended only for the recipient. If you received it by mistake please > inform us and delete the message. The views expressed in this message > are the personal views of the author and may not necessarily represent > those of the Museum. The Museum accepts no liability for any errors, > corruption or omissions that might arise in transmission of this > message, so please do not rely on the contents without seeking > confirmation in writing. > > > > > > > Scanned by FuseMail. > > > > > -- > Joel Shockley, Park Guide > Washita Battlefield NHS > 18555 Hwy 47A STE A > Cheyenne, OK 73628 > (580) 497-2742, x3009 > > "We are here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can." > >~ Will Rogers > > > > -- > Paul S. Storch > Project Specialist III /Sites Collections and Exhibits Liaison > Facilities-Historic
Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors
Go to Sealeze.com and download their catalog. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2016, at 6:40 PM, Voron, Joel wrote: > > Brush style door sweeps installed on the inside will degrade slower and last > longer if you can tolerate the asthetics. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 5, 2016, at 8:20 AM, Christian Baars > wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> We have a low level problem with mouse ingress through four doors on one >> side of the building and I am wondering whether you may have any experience >> with retrospective mouse proofing of external doors. >> >> The doors in question are solid wood with wooden thresholds; there is a gap >> under all of the doors which is not big but I suspect just large enough for >> the mice to squeeze through. They are closed most of the time but lead to >> our lecture theatre and when they are open are frequented by hundreds of >> feet. I am therefore looking for a solution that is secure and sturdy at the >> same time. And cost-efficient, of course. >> >> Gratefully yours >> Christian >> >> >> >> Christian Baars PhD AMA >> >> Senior Preventive Conservator >> Aumgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Cardiff >> Department of Collection Services >> Parc Cathays / Cathays Park >> Caerdydd / Cardiff CF10 3NP >> UK >> Telephone: +44 (0)29 2057 3302 >> Twitter: @NMWPrevCons >> Blog: http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/blog/?cat=2484 >> >> >> >> >> >> YMWADIAD >> Mae pob neges ebost a anfonir i neu gan Amgueddfa Cymru yn cael ei >> sganio gan systemau diogelwch awtomatig er mwyn rheoli negeseuon >> digymell a dileu cynnwys amhriodol neu beryglus. Cafodd y neges hon ei >> sganio am firysau cyn ei hanfon, ond dylech hefyd fodloni'ch hun bod y >> neges, a phob atodiad ynddi, yn rhydd o firysau cyn ei defnyddio gan >> nad yw'r Amgueddfa'n derbyn cyfrifoldeb am unrhyw golled neu ddifrod o >> ganlyniad i agor y neges neu unrhyw atodiadau. Gall y neges hon ac >> unrhyw ffeiliau a atodir ynddi gynnwys gwybodaeth gyfrinachol a >> fwriadwyd ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig. Os ydych chi wedi derbyn y >> neges trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i ni a chofiwch ddileu'r neges. >> Safbwyntiau personol yr awdur yw'r safbwyntiau a fynegir yn y neges >> hon, ac nid ydynt o reidrwydd yn cynrychioli safbwyntiau'r Amgueddfa. >> Nid yw'r Amgueddfa'n atebol am unrhyw wallau, llygredd neu esgeulustod >> a allai godi wrth drosglwyddo'r neges hon, felly na ddibynnwch ar y >> cynnwys heb geisio cadarnhad ysgrifenedig yn gyntaf . >> >> DISCLAIMER >> Email to and from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales is scanned >> by automated security systems to control unsolicited messages and >> eliminate inappropriate or dangerous content. This message was scanned >> for viruses before transmission, but you should also satisfy yourself >> that the message, and all attachments, are virus-free before use as >> the Museum accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that might >> arise from opening the message or any attachments. This message and >> any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information >> intended only for the recipient. If you received it by mistake please >> inform us and delete the message. The views expressed in this message >> are the personal views of the author and may not necessarily represent >> those of the Museum. The Museum accepts no liability for any errors, >> corruption or omissions that might arise in transmission of this >> message, so please do not rely on the contents without seeking >> confirmation in writing. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Scanned by FuseMail.
Re: [pestlist] Bugs in Exhibit Case
Definitely not a booklouse. Being in Florida, it's probably a Drywood termite. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 11, 2016, at 9:38 AM, Lena Hernandez wrote: > > Size was about the same as the lead at the end of a brand new golf pencil. > Roughly .4 cm? > > Lena Hernandez > Collections Manager & Registrar > > Museum of Science & History > 1025 Museum Circle > Jacksonville, FL 32207 > (904)396-6674 x212 > lhernan...@themosh.org > > > > > -Original Message- > From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] > On Behalf Of Christian Baars > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:26 AM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: RE: [pestlist] Bugs in Exhibit Case > > The images are challenging and there's no scale other than the finger - my > money is on booklouse. > > Christian > > > > -Original Message- > From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] > On Behalf Of Lena Hernandez > Sent: 11 August 2016 13:45 > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [pestlist] Bugs in Exhibit Case > > Hi all, > > We discovered some bugs in one of our exhibits cases yesterday and would > appreciate help with an ID. Luckily the materials in the case are not > actually collections, but bugs anywhere are concerning. Sorry about the poor > photo quality, they were taken with a cell phone. > > Lena > > Lena Hernandez > Collections Manager & Registrar > > Museum of Science & History > 1025 Museum Circle > Jacksonville, FL 32207 > (904)396-6674 x212 > lhernan...@themosh.org > > > > YMWADIAD > Mae pob neges ebost a anfonir i neu gan Amgueddfa Cymru yn cael ei sganio gan > systemau diogelwch awtomatig er mwyn rheoli negeseuon digymell a dileu > cynnwys amhriodol neu beryglus. Cafodd y neges hon ei sganio am firysau cyn > ei hanfon, ond dylech hefyd fodloni'ch hun bod y neges, a phob atodiad ynddi, > yn rhydd o firysau cyn ei defnyddio gan nad yw'r Amgueddfa'n derbyn > cyfrifoldeb am unrhyw golled neu ddifrod o ganlyniad i agor y neges neu > unrhyw atodiadau. Gall y neges hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau a atodir ynddi gynnwys > gwybodaeth gyfrinachol a fwriadwyd ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig. Os ydych > chi wedi derbyn y neges trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i ni a chofiwch > ddileu'r neges. > Safbwyntiau personol yr awdur yw'r safbwyntiau a fynegir yn y neges hon, ac > nid ydynt o reidrwydd yn cynrychioli safbwyntiau'r Amgueddfa. > Nid yw'r Amgueddfa'n atebol am unrhyw wallau, llygredd neu esgeulustod a > allai godi wrth drosglwyddo'r neges hon, felly na ddibynnwch ar y cynnwys heb > geisio cadarnhad ysgrifenedig yn gyntaf. > > DISCLAIMER > Email to and from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales is scanned by > automated security systems to control unsolicited messages and eliminate > inappropriate or dangerous content. This message was scanned for viruses > before transmission, but you should also satisfy yourself that the message, > and all attachments, are virus-free before use as the Museum accepts no > responsibility for any loss or damage that might arise from opening the > message or any attachments. This message and any files transmitted with it > may contain confidential information intended only for the recipient. If you > received it by mistake please inform us and delete the message. The views > expressed in this message are the personal views of the author and may not > necessarily represent those of the Museum. The Museum accepts no liability > for any errors, corruption or omissions that might arise in transmission of > this message, so please do not rely on the contents without seeking > confirmation in writing. > > -- > Scanned by FuseMail. > > >
Re: [pestlist] Another spider
It's definitely Argiope. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 7, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Louis Sorkin wrote: > > A golden orb weaver is normally thought of as Nephila clavipes, but the > spider picture (a ventral view) that Ann posted looks more like a species of > Argiope, probably A. trifasciata. It is known as the banded Argiope. There > would be a brush on the distal tibiae of legs I, II, IV in Nephila clavipes > and these are absent in the pictures supplied. There are also remnants of a > stabilimentum in the picture and that is found in Argiope orb webs. > > Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. | Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist > Entomophagy Research > Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American Museum of Natural History > Central Park West at 79th Street | New York, New York 10024-5192 > sor...@amnh.org > 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax > The New York Entomological Society, Inc. > www.nyentsoc.org > n...@amnh.org > > > From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] on > behalf of Thomas Parker [bugma...@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2016 9:27 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Another spider > > It's called the Golden Orb Weaver spider. Beautiful! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 6, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Ann Shaftel wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: [pestlist] Another spider
It's called the Golden Orb Weaver spider. Beautiful! Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 6, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Ann Shaftel wrote: > > > > >
Re: [pestlist] Email list information
Thanks, Leon. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:34 PM, wrote: > > > Hello All – > > There are two reasons for this post to the list – 1st is I needed to test the > list so this is something to say. 2nd – I found an answer to a problem that > creeped into the list recently. > > We’ve recently had a few people question why they were not receiving anything > from the pestlist. > Our testing worked – we were unable to find any problems – until now. In one > of the updates a new feature was added that would automatically remove you > from the list if your email bounced too many times. > > In some ways this was a good thing – those that changed their emails and not > tell us where automatically removed from the list. But there are other > reasons that bounces happen – your service provider puts in new, tighter spam > filtering - and we get bounced. AOL is especially good for this one. > > The down side was that the default setting was 2, just a bit low for real > life – all networks have problems sometimes and over a few months a couple > bounces is not unreasonable. In a normal mail situation if you email gets > bounced the service will try to send it multiple times – some for up to three > days – before officially bouncing it but the default system limit of 2 times > didn’t work. > > I found this new feature today and decided that we could turn it off in our > situation, we’ll just keep an eye on the bounces and see if there is a good > limit for us or if we can just leave it off. > > So you have to admit this was way more interesting than “This is a test.” > > And after typing that and looking at it I go, well maybe not. > > Leon Zak > l...@zaks.com > http://zaks.com > >
Re: [pestlist] Sticky trap help
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. --- The squiggly things are Gordiid worms. A parasite of crickets. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2013, at 9:51 AM, "Watts, Angela B" wrote: > 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 all, > > A colleague of mine in Kansas forwarded me the attached image of a sticky > trap and is requesting some help in figuring out what the mass of light > yellow, squiggly material might be. Is it something that was secreted by the > crickets on the trap or something completely different? Thanks for your help. > > Angela Watts > Associate Collection Manger > Spencer Museum of Art > The University of Kansas > (785)864-4979 > awa...@ku.edu > > > > > > -- > 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
Re: [pestlist] Beetle IDs
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. --- Absolutely. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2013, at 12:52 PM, "Ross, David" wrote: > 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. > --- > Hi Tom. > > Would you consider sodium vapour for exterior lighting rather that metal > halide? > > Dave Ross > Library and Archives Canada > Vault and Holdings Officer > > From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of > bugma...@aol.com > Sent: July-11-13 11:56 AM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Beetle IDs > > 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. > --- > Matthew - > > I can guarantee you have strong lights attached to your building where these > night flying scarab beetles hit the light and building and then drop to the > ground. They are walking into your building. It's time for brush sweeps on > your doors. > > Tom Parker > -Original Message- > From: Matthew Mickletz > To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' > Sent: Thu, Jul 11, 2013 11:46 am > Subject: [pestlist] Beetle IDs > > 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. > --- > Hi all, > > I’m not worried about these two beetles, just curious as to what they are as > we are seeing them in the building more. The first two photos are of the > same beetle. The third is on a different trap but looks the same as the > first. The third is mostly brown, found on a different trap. Not found en > masse, but here and there on the same floor and end of the museum building. > It will be good to note the time of year so when next year rolls around we’re > not surprised (we hope). > > Thanks for any help! > > > > > > > > Matthew A. Mickletz – Supervisor – Preventive Conservation – Winterthur > Museum – 302-888-4752 > > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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
Re: [pestlist] What is it?
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. --- Ryan - I've seen hundreds of Am cockroaches on glueboards while crawling around museums and it definitely is not an Oriental cockroach. It's too reddish brown and the yellow margins give it away. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On May 8, 2013, at 4:50 PM, "Jones, Robert (Ryan)" wrote: > 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. > --- > I have never seen an American that dark – the peripheral region of the > abdomen is black. It is a tough call….check out the third picture down (right > side) on this link. > From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of > bugma...@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:03 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] What is it? > > 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. > --- > Leslie - > > I have to disagree with Ryan. It's not an Oriental nymph; it's an American > cockroach nymph. It has turned fairly dark as it has dried out on the glue > board. The telltale ID feature is it's reddish brown, at least in the > anterior portions; the posterior has turned dark as it mummified. More > importantly look at the yellow border at the edge of the pronotum. Now > Google Oriental cockroach photos and you'll see all sorts of photos of > Orientals and Americans (plus a few PA woods roaches thrown in to boot) and > you'll see the Oriental is totally black, even the nymphs, and the American > has that yellow border around the pronotum. > > Tom Parker > -Original Message- > From: Leslie Skibinski > To: pestlist > Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 2:32 pm > Subject: [pestlist] What is it? > > 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. > --- > I think it might be an Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis). Am I right? > Thanks. –Leslie > > > Leslie L. Skibinski > Collection Manager of Mollusks > > Delaware Museum of Natural History > P.O. Box 3937 > 4840 Kennett Pike > Wilmington, Delaware 19807 > > Phone (302) 658-9111 ext. 311 > Fax (302) 658-2610 > lskibin...@delmnh.org > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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.co
Re: [pestlist] damage to old news papers
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. --- Without evidence of an ongoing infestation, a treatment is a waste of money. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Oct 22, 2012, at 9:12 AM, "Dr. Abdul Rauf" wrote: > 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. > --- > Dear Mr. Tom Parker, > > Thanks for your suggestion. The building is at least a decade old. I think > giving a post construction termite prevention treatment using Imidacloprid > 30.5%SC will be good. I would like to know the physical requirement for the > newspaper archiuve building. Hope to receive some more information from you. > > Regards. > Dr. Abdul Rauf > > - Original Message - > From: bugma...@aol.com > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 5:55 PM > Subject: Re: [pestlist] damage to old news papers > > 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. > --- > Abdul - > > The newspaper photograph shows very old damage originally caused by > subterranean termites. It is not active. The areas on the face of the > newspaper shows where termite tubing once was, but has since been brushed > away. > > Tom Parker > > > -Original Message- > From: Dr. Abdul Rauf > To: pestlist > Sent: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 6:36am > Subject: [pestlist] damage to old news papers > > 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. > --- > Dear All, > A big News paper record has been shifted to new building. We inspected it > there is no termite or any other infestaion at the new building. The newspaer > archive has been attached by some insects. The sides of the newspaper is > damaged or may be eated by some insects. May be it is damaged by termite or > any other insect has damage papers. What preventive precautions should be > taken for the safety of the record. > > Any guidance will be appreciated. > > Regards. > > Dr. Abdul Rauf > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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
Re: [pestlist] Floor covering in Directors Office
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. --- There are no pests which will attack sisal. The sisal/wool is much more attractive to fabric pests. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2012, at 3:34 PM, "Ingrid A. Neuman" wrote: > 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. > --- > I am writing about the choice of floor covering requested by the Director's > Office at our art museum. They are interested in installing either Sisal or > Wool sisal in the Directors office. There will also be two or three > accessioned paintings exhibited in this space as well. I am concerned about > the tastiness of both of these choices (sisal and wool sisal) to potential > critters. The Director's office is in a different corridor than the art > collections however I am concerned about creating a potentially amiable > environment for pests in general within the museum. What do people think? > Should I continue to advocate for synthetic flooring options which have > heretofore not been of interest unfortunately? I do not believe that they > will be using a foam pad under the rug which is a good thing to avoid any > potential off-gassing of the foam. I am also concerned that a fire retardant > applied to the sisal may be necessary from a safety point of view. I will > off course follow-up with an exam of the MSDS sheet of the fire retardant. > But basically my question has to do with whether or not a large expanse of > sisal is of concern to nearby collections on display. I don't want to be a > PEST! > > Ingrid Neuman > > -Original Message- > From: Rachel Malloy > Sent: May 3, 2012 11:36 AM > To: "pestlist@museumpests.net" > Subject: [pestlist] RE: Rodents and Door Seals > > 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. > --- > I have found three Gopher snakes in the past three years inside the facility. > They were happily released into the sagebrush to see another day. I wonder if > the door seals will prevent snakes as well. That's a question to ask the pest > control company. I would also like to prevent scorpions from entering as well. > > Rachel Kaleilehua Malloy > Anthropology Collections Manager > Nevada State Museum > 600 North Carson Street > Carson City, NV 89701 > Phone: 775-687-4810 x229 > Email: rmal...@nevadaculture.org > From: ad...@museumpests.net [ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Peggie > Stromberg [peggie_...@cityofelgin.org] > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 8:20 AM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [pestlist] RE: Rodents and Door Seals > > 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. > --- > If you have that many mice, are you also plagued with snakes? > Margaret (Peggie) Stromberg > Executive Director > Elgin Public Museum of Natural History > and Anthropology > 847-741-6655 > peggie_...@cityofelgin.org > > The mission of the Elgin Public Museum is to enhance knowledge of the natural > sciences and anthropology through the use of exhibits and interactive > experiences. > > From: ad...@museumpests.net [ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Rachel > Malloy [rmal...@nevadaculture.org] > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:00 AM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [pestlist] RE: Rodents and Door Seals > > 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. > --- > Hi Abby, > > We are also speaking with a pest control company regarding door seals for > mice. The Museum's off-site facility is located in open desert with few > buildings, so mice are a concern. Last fall we had an unusually high > infestation. Since we are in the high desert, other insect pests do not seem > to be as prevelant as other climates. I would be interested in hearing the > responses you receive off-list. > > Thanks, > Rachel > > Rachel Kaleilehua Malloy > Anthropology Collections Manager > Nevada State Museum > 600 North Carson Street > Carson City, NV 89701 > Phone: 775-687-4810 x229 > Email: rmal...@nevadaculture.org > From: ad...@museumpests.net [ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Abigail K > Stevens [abigail.k.stev...@manchester.ac.uk] > S
Re: [pestlist] pest list test
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. --- I got it Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2012, at 11:08 AM, wrote: > 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. > --- > Not sure if we have a problem or had a problem. > > This may tell us. > > > > Leon Zak > > ZAK Software Inc. > > http://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 -- 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
Re: [pestlist] Freezer Trucks
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. --- Ha! My IPhone turned bookworms into boll worms. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Mar 11, 2012, at 4:27 PM, Thomas Parker wrote: > 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. > --- > Unless you're dealing with bollworms (Coleoptera) pests of archival materials > can't cope with long term freezing. > > Tom > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 11, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Jerry Shiner wrote: > >> 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. >> --- >> Hi >> >> I've been watching this string with interest. Of course, I'm a microclimate >> guy, so I immediately look for the definable microclimates in the treated >> material. In this case, you have the freezer, the boxes, and the interior of >> the books- each is somewhat isolated /insulated from the conditions outside, >> and should be monitored. >> Without monitoring (live or via data logger), you don't know what conditions >> are in the objects in treatment. >> >> I suggest you consider a facsimile artefact for monitoring,in this case, a >> book of similar binding and paper to those being treated. For a related >> example, when heat treating furniture, it is common to provide a piece of >> lumber of a similar type and shape as the largest piece of furniture to be >> treated (say a table or piano leg). The theory is that heat will penetrate >> the facsimile at a similar rate to the real furniture leg, BUT- you can >> safely drill a hole into the centre of the lumber facsimile, insert a >> thermocouple, and plug it with putty and monitor the temperature. The heat >> treatment is then controlled by monitoring the thermocouple temperature (and >> adjusting humidity to prevent drying of the artefacts) >> >> Why not use a disposable book, cut out a void for a wireless or wired temp >> transmitter, and place the facsimile book amongst your treatment books in >> the freezer? You could save energy and gain confidence by monitoring the >> actual temperature, and sustaining for an appropriate time. Knowing the >> facsimile object's internal temperature would even be helpful to avoid >> removing books from their bags before they have reached an appropriate >> temperature (to avoid condensation). I suspect that in this situation,only >> the box would need to be bagged. >> >> I'm not sure how well a battery operated residential transmitter unit would >> work in a freezer, but I expect this would be adequate (and cheap). If >> anyone has, or will use this method, please let me know for my microclimate >> classes >> >> thanks >> js >> >> >> Jerry Shiner >> Keepsafe Microclimate Systems >> www.keepsafe.ca i...@keepsafe.ca >> +1 800 683 4696 >> >> >> -- >> 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 > -- 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
Re: [pestlist] Freezer Trucks
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. --- Unless you're dealing with bollworms (Coleoptera) pests of archival materials can't cope with long term freezing. Tom Sent from my iPhone On Mar 11, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Jerry Shiner wrote: > 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. > --- > Hi > > I've been watching this string with interest. Of course, I'm a microclimate > guy, so I immediately look for the definable microclimates in the treated > material. In this case, you have the freezer, the boxes, and the interior of > the books- each is somewhat isolated /insulated from the conditions outside, > and should be monitored. > Without monitoring (live or via data logger), you don't know what conditions > are in the objects in treatment. > > I suggest you consider a facsimile artefact for monitoring,in this case, a > book of similar binding and paper to those being treated. For a related > example, when heat treating furniture, it is common to provide a piece of > lumber of a similar type and shape as the largest piece of furniture to be > treated (say a table or piano leg). The theory is that heat will penetrate > the facsimile at a similar rate to the real furniture leg, BUT- you can > safely drill a hole into the centre of the lumber facsimile, insert a > thermocouple, and plug it with putty and monitor the temperature. The heat > treatment is then controlled by monitoring the thermocouple temperature (and > adjusting humidity to prevent drying of the artefacts) > > Why not use a disposable book, cut out a void for a wireless or wired temp > transmitter, and place the facsimile book amongst your treatment books in the > freezer? You could save energy and gain confidence by monitoring the actual > temperature, and sustaining for an appropriate time. Knowing the facsimile > object's internal temperature would even be helpful to avoid removing books > from their bags before they have reached an appropriate temperature (to avoid > condensation). I suspect that in this situation,only the box would need to be > bagged. > > I'm not sure how well a battery operated residential transmitter unit would > work in a freezer, but I expect this would be adequate (and cheap). If > anyone has, or will use this method, please let me know for my microclimate > classes > > thanks > js > > > Jerry Shiner > Keepsafe Microclimate Systems > www.keepsafe.ca i...@keepsafe.ca > +1 800 683 4696 > > > -- > 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
Re: [pestlist] Controlling wood pests with Borax based products
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. --- The computer changed Timbor to Tomboy. Ha! It's Timbor - no longer available. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Thomas Parker wrote: > 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. > --- > Tomboy is no longer on the market. > > Tom Parker > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:35 AM, "Rick Kerschner" > wrote: > >> 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. >> --- >> We have had very good results from applying Boracare to unpainted beams or >> sills in our historic buildings to control carpenter ant and powder post >> beetle infestations. The polyethylene glycol penetrates the wood gradually >> but completely if applied properly, carrying the borates with it into the >> wood. The treatment stops most of the infestation the first year, and in our >> case all of it by the second year. Timbor is another commercial product used >> for this purpose. >> >> Richard L. Kerschner >> Director of Preservation and Conservation >> Shelburne Museum >> PO Box 10, Route 7 >> Shelburne, VT 05482 >> (802) 985-3348 x3361 >> rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org >> >> From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of >> David Cottier-Angeli >> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:37 AM >> To: pestlist@museumpests.net >> Subject: [pestlist] Killing pests with microwaves >> >> 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. >> --- >> Would someone have scientific references and more general information on >> suggested technologies to kill some historical building wood beam pests? >> They have yet not responded to repeated standard fumigation, anoxia and >> injection treatments, mainly due to lack of access. The life cycle seems to >> be between 4-5 years before >> becoming fast-growing adults. Please do not ask his name, as I have had >> inconsistent identifications, but life is certainly there as >> fresh saw dust is produced repeatedly and in high quantity. >> >> The now suggested method is to uses microwaves (frequencies between 300 MHz >> (0.3 GHz) and 300 GHz) set to heat up to 60 deg. C. >> >> Thank you for your help on this as timber is not my specific field of >> knowledge. >> >> David Cottier-Angeli >> Associated Member of the Swiss Chamber of Technical and Scientific Forensic >> Experts >> >> 5C Route des Jeunes >> CH-1227 Geneva >> +41 22 300 19 55 >> Mobile: +41 79 319 319 0 >> Skype:cottiermetal >> >> -- >> 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 > > ---
Re: [pestlist] Controlling wood pests with Borax based products
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. --- Tomboy is no longer on the market. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:35 AM, "Rick Kerschner" wrote: > 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. > --- > We have had very good results from applying Boracare to unpainted beams or > sills in our historic buildings to control carpenter ant and powder post > beetle infestations. The polyethylene glycol penetrates the wood gradually > but completely if applied properly, carrying the borates with it into the > wood. The treatment stops most of the infestation the first year, and in our > case all of it by the second year. Timbor is another commercial product used > for this purpose. > > Richard L. Kerschner > Director of Preservation and Conservation > Shelburne Museum > PO Box 10, Route 7 > Shelburne, VT 05482 > (802) 985-3348 x3361 > rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org > > From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of David > Cottier-Angeli > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:37 AM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [pestlist] Killing pests with microwaves > > 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. > --- > Would someone have scientific references and more general information on > suggested technologies to kill some historical building wood beam pests? > They have yet not responded to repeated standard fumigation, anoxia and > injection treatments, mainly due to lack of access. The life cycle seems to > be between 4-5 years before > becoming fast-growing adults. Please do not ask his name, as I have had > inconsistent identifications, but life is certainly there as > fresh saw dust is produced repeatedly and in high quantity. > > The now suggested method is to uses microwaves (frequencies between 300 MHz > (0.3 GHz) and 300 GHz) set to heat up to 60 deg. C. > > Thank you for your help on this as timber is not my specific field of > knowledge. > > David Cottier-Angeli > Associated Member of the Swiss Chamber of Technical and Scientific Forensic > Experts > > 5C Route des Jeunes > CH-1227 Geneva > +41 22 300 19 55 > Mobile: +41 79 319 319 0 > Skype:cottiermetal > > -- > 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 -- 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
Re: [pestlist] identification help sought
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. --- Both dermestids and tineids will graze on silk sizing, but they both require keratin for larval development. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Dec 22, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Lou wrote: > 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. > --- > This is a definition of silk from one publication: > > "Sericin is a hot water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It > represents a family of proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. > Sericin envelops the fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in > the formation of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total cocoon > weight. The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of which have > strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups." > > I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin containing. Dermestids > don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid caterpillars are able to? Yes, it's > true that both tineid and dermestid larvae will chew on silks as Tom notes, > especially if there are stains and residues that must be "tasty". In a > natural situation, in caterpillar silk mats and spider webs or retreats, > there can be parts of shed skins, dried insect and arachnid corpses > (including dried spider prey), and the like that would constitute a good diet > for foraging dermestid and tineid larvae. > > > > On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:49:22 -0500, bugma...@aol.com wrote: > >> 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. >> --- >> >> Neither dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk. Silk has no keratin >> (animal protein) in it. The text books are wrong. If dermestids or clothes >> moth larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze on the >> sizing. Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but they are >> not "feeding" on the silken threads. They simply chew through them as they >> forage of the sizing. Wool, horse hair, whale baleen, porcupine quills, >> embroidery, etc. all have keratin and will support fabric pest larval >> development. >> >> Tom Parker >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Tony Irwin >> To: pestlist >> Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 5:47 pm >> Subject: RE: [pestlist] identification help sought >> >> 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. >> --- >> If the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a >> potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It would >> be worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for damage. >> 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 >>> bugma...@aol.com >>> Sent: 21 December 2011 19:13 >>> To: pestlist@museumpests.net >>> Subject: Re: [pestlist] identification help sought >>> >>> 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. >>> --- >>> Whitney - >>> >>> The beetles are not a direct threat to collections. It looks like they are >>> a click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae), and >>> another one I can't quite make out. The larva appears to be an Odd Beetle. >>> It's one of those strange dermestid beetles, whose larvae feed on protein >>> materials. >>> >>> Tom Parker >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Whitney Robertson >>> To: pestlist >>> Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 2:00 pm >>> Subject: [pestlist] identification help sought >>> >>> 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 all, >>> >>> Yesterday, I discovered a pretty gnarly network of spiderwebs in one of our >>> furniture storage areas and, upon cleaning them up, found three dead >>> beetles and a
Re: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol?
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. --- It's a Vapona resin strip, which is available in many sizes to fit your situation. The strips do not "bleed" plasticizers like the old ones. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Nov 4, 2011, at 9:07 AM, "Anderson, Gretchen" wrote: > 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. > --- > Then this is a new product that I am unfamiliar. What is the active > ingredient and how does it work? I have had too many bad experiences with the > old vapona pest strips not to approach this new product with extreme caution. > Gretchen Anderson > > From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of > bugma...@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 6:09 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? > > 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. > --- > Nuvan Pro Pest Strips (Vapona resin strips) are labeled for use in museums > and private situations. They have been on the market for several years. > > Tom Parker > > > -Original Message- > From: Anderson, Gretchen > To: pestlist > Sent: Thu, Nov 3, 2011 3:34 pm > Subject: RE: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? > > 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. > --- > Vapona strips are something to be very careful of in a museum context (or at > home). You must check to make sure that it is allowed for use in public > buildings. > > From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of > bugma...@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:23 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? > > 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. > --- > An insect growth regulator will not affect adult moths; it may however affect > pupation into an adult, sometimes resulting in malformation of the adult > and/or sterilization. > > Tom Parker > > -Original Message- > From: Jones, Robert (Ryan) (Ryan) > To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' > Sent: Thu, Nov 3, 2011 11:42 am > Subject: RE: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol? > 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. > --- > Thanks for this post - I was just corrected on a misconception I had between > the active ingredients of Gentrol and another similar product named Precor, > which is used for flea sterilization. It had always been my assumption that > Hydroprene was developed for insects that went through incomplete > metamorphosis (like bed bugs and cockroaches), and that Methoprene was > designed for insects that went though complete metamorphosis (like fleas). > Since Dermestids, Clothes moths, and most other heritage-eaters go through > complete metamorphosis, I assumed that Precor would be the choice to use if > working with an IGR in a museum setting. Interestingly enough, there is a 3rd > option out called Nylar that claims to work for both types of insect growth > patterns. > > As far as the use of the IGR’s in the elevator shaft, I agree with Tom that > they will have limited effect on the juvenile population. A secondary benefit > of using the product, however, would be the sterilization of at least some of > the existing adult population. If you suspect there are a significant number > of adult moths left in the building, the use of IGR’s might be justified. I > also highly recommend Alpine. I used it in treating yellow jacket nests this > year (which are historically problematic) and found it to be highly > effective. It has a great one-two punch, and is non-repellant, which will > help contain the infestation rather than scattering it. > From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of > bugma...@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:58 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Ge
Re: [pestlist] Helping identifying a moth
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 moths in the family Arctiidae. NOT a museum pest, but carcasses will support several carpet beetle larvae. Remove all such large carcasses to prevent carpet beetle problems. Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On May 20, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Kim Adkins wrote: > 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. > --- > I have found three of these moths in my historic house museum in the past > week. Please help me identify them. Thank you very much in advance for all > your help! > > Kim Adkins Schmidtmann > > -- > 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
