Re: [pestlist] FW: Bug

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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
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> This was found on a wall in a gallery.  Does anyone have thoughts on its ID?  
> Not something we've seen before. 
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> Thanks in advance.
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Re: [pestlist] bug ID

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Bedbugs 

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> 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. 
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>> 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?
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Re: [pestlist] Another termite question

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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 
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks,
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Re: [pestlist] Fuzzy unknown beetles

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It’s a weevil. Not a collection pest. 

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> 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
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Re: [pestlist] ULT freezer

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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

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> I need to purchase an Ultra-low Temperature chest freezer.
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> 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
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> Any recommendations, thoughts, comments, likes or dislikes for an ULT chest 
> freezer ?
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Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

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Copper wool gauze called Stuf-Fit is easily available and inexpensive. 

Tom Parker

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> On Sep 7, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Christian Baars 
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> Thanks all for the responses, some very useful tips which I’ll cost up now. 
> Please see below a little summary of the suggestions:
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> · 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.
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> Actually brass wool works better- doesn't rust.  It's available from 
> suppliers like Grainger and McMaster-Carr in cases.
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> 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.
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> We have a low level problem with mouse ingress through four doors on one side 
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> retrospective mouse proofing of external doors.
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> 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 
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Re: [pestlist] Another spider

[Thomas Parker]

It's definitely Argiope. 

Tom Parker 

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> On Aug 7, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Louis Sorkin <sor...@amnh.org> wrote:
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> 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. 
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> It's called the Golden Orb Weaver spider. Beautiful!
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Re: [pestlist] Another spider

[Thomas Parker]

It's called the Golden Orb Weaver spider. Beautiful!

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Re: [pestlist] Sticky trap help

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The squiggly things are Gordiid worms. A parasite of crickets. 

Tom Parker

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 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
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 Spencer Museum of Art
 The University of Kansas
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Re: [pestlist] What is it?

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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. 

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 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.
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 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
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 I think it might be an Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis).  Am I right?  
 Thanks.  –Leslie
  
  
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Re: [pestlist] damage to old news papers

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 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.
  
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 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
 
 
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 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
 
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Re: [pestlist] Floor covering in Directors Office

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There are no pests which will attack sisal. The sisal/wool is much more 
attractive to fabric pests. 

Tom Parker

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 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
  
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 From: Rachel Malloy 
 Sent: May 3, 2012 11:36 AM 
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 Subject: [pestlist] RE: Rodents and Door Seals 
 
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 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
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 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
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 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.
  
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 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
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Re: [pestlist] pest list test

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 Not sure if we have a problem or had a problem.
 
 This may tell us.
 
  
 
 Leon Zak
 
 ZAK Software Inc.
 
 http://zaks.com
 
  
 
 
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Re: [pestlist] Freezer Trucks

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Unless you're dealing with bollworms (Coleoptera) pests of archival materials 
can't cope with long term freezing. 

Tom

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 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 
 
 
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Re: [pestlist] Freezer Trucks

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Ha!  My IPhone turned bookworms into boll worms. 

Tom Parker

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 Unless you're dealing with bollworms (Coleoptera) pests of archival materials 
 can't cope with long term freezing. 
 
 Tom
 
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 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 
 
 
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Re: [pestlist] identification help sought

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Both dermestids and tineids will graze on silk sizing, but they both require 
keratin for larval development. 
Tom Parker

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 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.
 
  
 
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 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
 
 
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 To: pestlist 
 Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 5:47 pm
 Subject: RE: [pestlist] identification help sought
 
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 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.
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 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
 
 
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 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 live (!) larva. I am fairly new to insect ID and would love a 
 little help identifying the bugs. I have attached some (admittedly 

Re: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol?

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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

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 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
  
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 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
 
 
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 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.
  
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 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
 
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 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.
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Re: [pestlist] Helping identifying a moth

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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

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 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
 
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