RE: [pestlist] Bug

2017-12-29 Thread Louis Sorkin 

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Just an isopod, called a woodlouse.
Lou

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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. 

Thanks in advance.

Lisa Bruno
Carol Lee Shen Chief Conservator
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 P 718-501-6562




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RE: [pestlist] bug ID

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Bed bugs most likely – survey the area, a deep inspection is warranted.


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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?

If the photos are not good, I can send some new ones...

Thank you in advance!


Maja



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Re: [pestlist] bug ID

2017-11-23 Thread Maja SM 

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Cool, guys! Thank you very very much, it will be a great addition to
restoration documentation.
Also, we found something that looks like little droppings.Can I send you
photos of that too?

2017-11-23 19:02 GMT+01:00 Thomas Parker :

> Bedbugs
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> These are cimicid bugs. That family contains the bed bugs, bird bugs and
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Re: [pestlist] bug ID

2017-11-23 Thread Thomas Parker 

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Bedbugs 

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Re: [pestlist] bug ID

2017-11-23 Thread Pollack, Richard J 

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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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We found a lot of small dead bugs between the canvas (painting) and the 
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Does anyone know what these bugs might be?

If the photos are not good, I can send some new ones...

Thank you in advance!


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RE: [pestlist] Bug Identification

2014-03-26 Thread Jodi DeBruyne 
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Thanks Rich! Will do.

Jodi

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Jodi,

Thanks for the clarification. I anticipate you've a hole in the wall or floor, 
a dry floor drain, a non-screened vent or an exterior door that is deserving of 
some improved weather-stripping. Inspect for such penetrations and rectify them 
as you can. That will go far in reducing the frequency and abundance of these 
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Thanks Rich -
The insects were mainly found near where our archival and photograph 
collections are stored. And along an exterior wall, so it makes sense that they 
just wandered in from outside. They have also appeared within the last month or 
two.

Jodi

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Jody,

Those images are of what appear to be a ground beetle (carabidae), a weevil 
(curculionidae), and many springtails (collembola), I anticipate that these 
creatures merely wandered in from outside. It is unlikely that they'd thrive or 
perpetuate in your facility, or pose damage to collections. But, it would be 
good to learn more about where they were sampled and the composition of any 
collections you have nearby.

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Hello,
I was wondering if I could get some help identifying a couple insects (images 
attached) and whether or not they are harmful/potentially harmful to 
collections. Thanks!

Best,
Jodi C. DeBruyne
Curator of Collections & Exhibits
Juneau-Douglas City Museum


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Re: [pestlist] Bug Identification

2014-03-26 Thread Richard Pollack 
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Jodi,

Thanks for the clarification. I anticipate you've a hole in the wall or floor, 
a dry floor drain, a non-screened vent or an exterior door that is deserving of 
some improved weather-stripping. Inspect for such penetrations and rectify them 
as you can. That will go far in reducing the frequency and abundance of these 
and other creatures. Continue to monitor just to confirm.

-Rich

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> collections are stored. And along an exterior wall, so it makes sense that 
> they just wandered in from outside. They have also appeared within the last 
> month or two.  
>  
> Jodi
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> (curculionidae), and many springtails (collembola), I anticipate that these 
> creatures merely wandered in from outside. It is unlikely that they'd thrive 
> or perpetuate in your facility, or pose damage to collections. But, it would 
> be good to learn more about where they were sampled and the composition of 
> any collections you have nearby.
>  
> -Rich
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> Juneau-Douglas City Museum
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RE: [pestlist] Bug Identification

2014-03-26 Thread Jodi DeBruyne 
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Thanks Rich -
The insects were mainly found near where our archival and photograph 
collections are stored. And along an exterior wall, so it makes sense that they 
just wandered in from outside. They have also appeared within the last month or 
two.

Jodi

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Those images are of what appear to be a ground beetle (carabidae), a weevil 
(curculionidae), and many springtails (collembola), I anticipate that these 
creatures merely wandered in from outside. It is unlikely that they'd thrive or 
perpetuate in your facility, or pose damage to collections. But, it would be 
good to learn more about where they were sampled and the composition of any 
collections you have nearby.

-Rich

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collections. Thanks!

Best,
Jodi C. DeBruyne
Curator of Collections & Exhibits
Juneau-Douglas City Museum


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Re: [pestlist] Bug Identification

2014-03-26 Thread Richard Pollack 
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Re: [pestlist] Bug Identification...again

2010-10-15 Thread Tim Cashatt 

 Hi Kim,

This one is a ground beetle, a member of the family Carabidae.  They 
feed on other soft bodied insects, so they are not a threat to stored 
foods or other organic materials.


Tim



On 10/14/2010 4:59 PM, Kim Adkins wrote:
Thank you all so much for your help identifying my bug from 
yesterday.  To paraphrase the song, "another day, another bug".  
Again, I don't think this bug is a baddie, but I wanted to be sure.  
This one is about 0.5 inches long.  It's about 0.25 inches wide.  
Sorry about the weird purple streaks on the picture.  I took a few, 
but they kept showing up.  Thanks again for your help!





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RE: [pestlist] Bug Identification...again

2010-10-15 Thread Jones, Robert (Ryan) 
I found this link on whatsthatbug.com:

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2004/07/05/ground-beetle-unidentified-species/

 I agree that this is a type of ground beetle and no cause for immediate 
concern.

From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On 
Behalf Of Kim Adkins
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:59 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: [pestlist] Bug Identification...again

Thank you all so much for your help identifying my bug from yesterday.  To 
paraphrase the song, "another day, another bug".  Again, I don't think this bug 
is a baddie, but I wanted to be sure.  This one is about 0.5 inches long.  It's 
about 0.25 inches wide.  Sorry about the weird purple streaks on the picture.  
I took a few, but they kept showing up.  Thanks again for your help!

Re: [pestlist] Bug Identification...again

2010-10-15 Thread Kate Payne 
Hi Kim,

I think your little friend is a member of the carabidae beetle family; they're 
generally referred to as ground beetles.   They come in a lot of different 
colors and sizes - we get some that wander into the center occasionally that 
have orange heads and black elytra.   I can't quite tell the coloration of your 
beetle, so it would be hard to give you a genus or species.   They're 
considered 
beneficial, particularly in gardens, as ground beetles are often predators and 
will eat grubs, caterpillars, and other unwanted pests.   It's probably not an 
issue in the museum setting, aka "not a baddie" as you so aptly put it.   If 
you 
started to see tons, I suppose it could indicate a separate infestation of 
other 
pest invertebrates...but we often see one every now and again without cause for 
alarm.

Here's the wiki on ground beetles: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_beetle

Cheers!
Kate Payne de Chavez
-- 
Assistant Conservator,
Furniture and Wood Objects 

Williamstown Art Conservation Center






From: Kim Adkins 
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Sent: Thu, October 14, 2010 5:59:12 PM
Subject: [pestlist] Bug Identification...again


Thank you all so much for your help identifying my bug from yesterday.  To 
paraphrase the song, "another day, another bug".  Again, I don't think this bug 
is a baddie, but I wanted to be sure.  This one is about 0.5 inches long.  It's 
about 0.25 inches wide.  Sorry about the weird purple streaks on the picture.  
I 
took a few, but they kept showing up.  Thanks again for your help!

RE: [pestlist] Bug identification

2010-10-13 Thread Lisa Bruno 
I love this list!
 
Lisa Bruno
Objects Conservator
Brooklyn Museum



From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net
[mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Susan
Fishman-Armstrong
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 3:14 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: RE: [pestlist] Bug identification



Kim,

 

It looks like a False Bombardier.

 

Pests

Genus, Species

Common Name

Notes

Galerita bicolor

BEETLE, False Bombardier (ANT-LIKE)

Predatory.This common ground beetle is one of the more colorful species
in a large family of mostly black beetles. Bicolor and the very similar
G. janus F. are often found under trash, loose bark on logs, and other
cover. As was the case with this specimen, they occasionally enter homes
but cause no damage. Galerita spp. occur throughout North Carolina and
are found in most eastern states. Like most other ground beetles, they
can secrete a foul-smelling repellent when attacked that causes brief
but intense pain if it gets into an open wound (personal experience of
the clinic entomologist). Except for a handful of phytophagous
(plant-eating) species, most ground beetles are predaceous and
considered beneficial.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/unnecessary_carnage.html

 

 

Thanks,

 

Susie

 

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Susie Fishman-Armstrong

Laboratory Coordinator

Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory 

University of West Georgia 

Carrollton, GA 30118

 

678-839-6303 (office)

678-839-6306 (fax)

www.westga.edu/~ajwlab/ 

 

 

 

From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net
[mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Kim Adkins
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 3:00 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: [pestlist] Bug identification

 

Hello all:

I have attached a picture of a bug I found in my historic house museum
today.  I would like help identifying it.  I've looked at several sites
and the bug doesn't seem to be one of the worst offenders, but I wanted
to make sure I wasn't overlooking something I should be worried about.
The bug is almost 1.5 inches long (3.5 cm) and the widest part of its
body is about 0.25 inches wide (0.7cm).  Thanks a lot for your help.

Sincerely,

Kim Adkins Schmidtmann

 




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RE: [pestlist] Bug identification

2010-10-13 Thread Susan Fishman-Armstrong 
Kim,

 

It looks like a False Bombardier.

 


Pests


Genus, Species

Common Name

Notes


Galerita bicolor

BEETLE, False Bombardier (ANT-LIKE)

Predatory.This common ground beetle is one of the more colorful species in a
large family of mostly black beetles. Bicolor and the very similar G. janus
F. are often found under trash, loose bark on logs, and other cover. As was
the case with this specimen, they occasionally enter homes but cause no
damage. Galerita spp. occur throughout North Carolina and are found in most
eastern states. Like most other ground beetles, they can secrete a
foul-smelling repellent when attacked that causes brief but intense pain if
it gets into an open wound (personal experience of the clinic entomologist).
Except for a handful of phytophagous (plant-eating) species, most ground
beetles are predaceous and considered beneficial.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/unnecessary_carnage.html

 

 

Thanks,

 

Susie

 

+

Susie Fishman-Armstrong

Laboratory Coordinator

Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory 

University of West Georgia 

Carrollton, GA 30118

 

678-839-6303 (office)

678-839-6306 (fax)

www.westga.edu/~ajwlab/ 

 

 

 

From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net]
On Behalf Of Kim Adkins
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 3:00 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: [pestlist] Bug identification

 


Hello all:

I have attached a picture of a bug I found in my historic house museum
today.  I would like help identifying it.  I've looked at several sites and
the bug doesn't seem to be one of the worst offenders, but I wanted to make
sure I wasn't overlooking something I should be worried about.  The bug is
almost 1.5 inches long (3.5 cm) and the widest part of its body is about
0.25 inches wide (0.7cm).  Thanks a lot for your help.

Sincerely,

Kim Adkins Schmidtmann

 

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previous vote

Re: [pestlist] Bug identification

2010-10-13 Thread Derek Sikes 
Kim,

Your insect is a false bombardier beetle, Genus Galerita.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/3318

Not a pest - a wild animal, accidentally indoors.

-D

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Kim Adkins  wrote:

> Hello all:
>
> I have attached a picture of a bug I found in my historic house museum
> today.  I would like help identifying it.  I've looked at several sites and
> the bug doesn't seem to be one of the worst offenders, but I wanted to make
> sure I wasn't overlooking something I should be worried about.  The bug is
> almost 1.5 inches long (3.5 cm) and the widest part of its body is about
> 0.25 inches wide (0.7cm).  Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Kim Adkins Schmidtmann
>
>


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