Thanks, everyone. I'll keep an eye out for others, but I've a feeling it came in with the workers and died.
Alan *Alan Van Dyke * Senior 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 On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 3:20 PM Adam Osgood <aosg...@historicnewengland.org> wrote: > Alan, > > > > I’ll Chime in and say that we found one in our collection in the nymph > stage with the very cool common name of Masked Hunter Assassin Bug. Why > it’s called this is also pretty nifty and worth looking up for those > interested. It appeared to be praying on emerging furniture beetles so in > that case it was an ally! I defer to our more schooled colleagues to > confirm or deny the possibility of this. > > > > Adam > > > > > > *Adam Osgood* > > *Collections Technician and IPM Coordinator* > > *Historic New England* > > *Collections and Conservation Center* > > *151 Essex Street* > > *Haverhill, MA 01832* > > *617-994-6637* > > *aosg...@historicnewengland.org <aosg...@historicnewengland.org>* > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Pollack, Richard J > *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:11 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] ID help > > > > Alan, > > That is a hemipteran. It seems quite consistent with an assassin bug, such > as *Narvesus carolinensis.* The image appears a bit distorted > (stretched), and some features are difficult to view. But, it is not a risk > to the collection or personnel. > > -Rich > > > > *Richard J. Pollack, PhD* > > *HARVARD UNIVERSITY* > Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Alan P Van Dyke <apvand...@utexas.edu> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:04 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [pestlist] ID help > > > > Hello Pestlisters, > > > > I found this on a remote shelf in our stacks. Any idea if it's harmful to > our collection? We had some facilities workers working in that spot last > week, so it's entirely possible this came in with them. It was dead, so > who knows really how long it was there. > > > > > > [image: IMG_0920.JPG] > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alan > > *Alan Van Dyke * > > Senior Preservation Technician > > Harry Ransom Center > The University of Texas at Austin > P.O. 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