RE: [pestlist] ID query

2017-05-10 Thread Pollack, Richard J 

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Alan et al.,
One more thought. Thrips have an odd tendency to sample most any substrate with 
their piercing mouthparts. I anticipate that they figure (if they are capable 
of thought) that whatever they’re perched upon is a plant and might contain 
tasty plant juices. I frequently receive complaints from folks who have been at 
the wrong end of those piercing mouthparts. I imagine the thrips is as 
surprised as is the victim, and perhaps a bit mortified to have hit blood or 
mammalian tissue fluid. “What the heck is this thing biting me” is a common 
utterance of those who’ve suffered from thrips contact. The problem tends to be 
seasonal and is frequently associated with proximity to farms, orchards or 
flower gardens. Thrips and other flying insects are disoriented by artificial 
lights, and may thereby enter our dwellings. The bites are annoying but of no 
real concern unless you have chlorophyll flowing through your veins. In those 
cases, you might worry about contracting some thrips-vectored plant pathogens.
-Rich

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Thank you!  Predacious or plant eater, at least I know a thrips won't mess with 
collection material.

Thanks,

Alan

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Some thrips species are predaceous, too.  Note singular and plural spellings of 
thrips and species.



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That’s a thrips. Note, that thrips is the correct singular and plural form for 
insects of this insect order.  They’re pests of living plants. Most often they 
fly or wander in through open windows and doors. Many are small enough to pass 
through intact standard window screens. They should pose no concern to museum 
holdings…. unless your facility has valuable living plants that may be 
considered desirable to these insects.

-Rich

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM)
Senior Environmental Public Health Officer
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Re: [pestlist] ID query

2017-05-10 Thread Alan P Van Dyke 

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Thank you!  Predacious or plant eater, at least I know a thrips won't mess
with collection material.

Thanks,

Alan

*Alan P. Van Dyke*
Preservation Technician
Harry Ransom Center
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Drawer 7219
Austin, TX 78713-7219
P: 512-232-4614
www.hrc.utexas.edu

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> Some thrips species are predaceous, too.  Note singular and plural
> spellings of thrips and species.
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>
> 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
>
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> That’s a thrips. Note, that thrips is the correct singular and plural form
> for insects of this insect order.  They’re pests of living plants. Most
> often they fly or wander in through open windows and doors. Many are small
> enough to pass through intact standard window screens. They should pose no
> concern to museum holdings…. unless your facility has valuable living
> plants that may be considered desirable to these insects.
>
>
>
> -Rich
>
>
>
> *Richard J. Pollack, PhD*
>
> *HARVARD UNIVERSITY*
>
> Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM)
>
> Senior Environmental Public Health Officer
>
> 46 Blackstone St.
>
> Cambridge, MA 02139
>
> *Office*: 617-495-2995 <(617)%20495-2995>  *Cell*: 617-447-0763
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> *From:* pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-owner@
> museumpests.net] *On Behalf Of *Alan P Van Dyke
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 10, 2017 8:57 AM
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> Attached is a photo of a small insect that has been cropping up lately in
> some of my sticky traps.  It's about a millimeter in length.  Anyone
> recognize it?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Alan
>
>
>
>
> * Alan P. Van Dyke*
>
> Preservation Technician
>
> Harry Ransom Center
> The University of Texas at Austin
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RE: [pestlist] ID query

2017-05-10 Thread Pollack, Richard J 

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That’s a thrips. Note, that thrips is the correct singular and plural form for 
insects of this insect order.  They’re pests of living plants. Most often they 
fly or wander in through open windows and doors. Many are small enough to pass 
through intact standard window screens. They should pose no concern to museum 
holdings…. unless your facility has valuable living plants that may be 
considered desirable to these insects.

-Rich

Richard J. Pollack, PhD
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM)
Senior Environmental Public Health Officer
46 Blackstone St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Office: 617-495-2995  Cell: 617-447-0763
www.ehs.harvard.edu
richard_poll...@harvard.edu

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Disease



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Hello all,

Attached is a photo of a small insect that has been cropping up lately in some 
of my sticky traps.  It's about a millimeter in length.  Anyone recognize it?

Thanks,

Alan


Alan P. Van Dyke
Preservation Technician
Harry Ransom Center
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Drawer 7219
Austin, TX 78713-7219
P: 512-232-4614
www.hrc.utexas.edu

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