Debris.
Tom Parker
-Original Message-
From: chris.niver
To: MuseumPests
Sent: Wed, Dec 1, 2021 5:03 pm
Subject: [PestList] ID Help
Hi All,
I found this in a floor trap with a webbing clothes moth lure. It's 1mm in
length. I debated with myself whether it was some fiber like debris or
It looks like plant material to me, and those "legs" are just fibers that
have separated away from the main part of it. (looks to me like wood?)
On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 5:03 PM chris.niver wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I found this in a floor trap with a webbing clothes moth lure. It's 1mm in
> length.
Thank you Gretchen!
On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 3:29 PM Anderson, Gretchen
wrote:
> The wasps themselves are not a direct threat. However, asTom noted, the
> pest species we are most concerned about, those who directly damage
> collections, can and will eat the dead wasps.
>
> Gretchen
>
> Sent from
The wasps themselves are not a direct threat. However, asTom noted, the pest
species we are most concerned about, those who directly damage collections, can
and will eat the dead wasps.
Gretchen
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 1, 2021, at 5:00 PM, Mare Nazaire wrote:
Thank you Tom for a prompt
Thank you Tom for a prompt and informative response - this is exactly what
I thought.
On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 1:52 PM 'bugman22' via MuseumPests <
pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Carpet beetle larvae will feast on the remains in the cells and also dead
> wasps in your buildings.
> Tom Parker
Carpet beetle larvae will feast on the remains in the cells and also dead wasps
in your buildings.Tom Parker
-Original Message-
From: Mare Nazaire
To: pestlist@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, Dec 1, 2021 4:41 pm
Subject: [PestList] Mud wasps?
Hi everyone,
I've got a question about mud
Hi everyone,
I've got a question about mud wasps entering in our collections buildings.
They have built their nests in the soffits and overhangs of our herbarium
and library and do find their way in. Do mud wasps pose any pest concerns
to collections or potentially attract other pests if they
