Many thanks for all the helpful information! I think our objects are safe, but will be keeping a close watch on them and continue monitoring the lab for further activity.
On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 12:10 PM McKune, Amy < [email protected]> wrote: > During my thirteen years at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, we had > these swarming termites three times. Each time it happened in a different > location. We worked regularly with Pat Kelley from Insects Limited who took > great care in managing our IPM. Pat placed termite traps around the > building and we were never able to catch a termite in any of the traps. So, > each time, we focused on doing a really good job cleaning up the carcasses. > They always died within a day of their arrival and we never found any > damage to the collection. Copying Pat in case he has more to say about it. > > > > [image: Museum Signature Logo] > > Amy McKune > > / CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS > > > > MAIN 816.235.8000 / DIRECT 816.235.8002 > > WEB TOYANDMINIATUREMUSEUM.ORG <http://www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org/> > > 5235 OAK STREET KANSAS CITY, MO 64112 > > > > FIND US ON FACEBOOK! <https://www.facebook.com/toyandminiaturemuseum> > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Anderson, Gretchen > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:29 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] ID needed > > > > More likely they are infesting the building. You should check. Keep the > lab clean and lay out traps. > > > > Gretchen > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 1, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Stephanie Spence <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you! I now remember the swarming termites in my house when I lived > through a Spring season in New Orleans :( > > > > From what I remember, they die quickly. But should I be worried about them > infesting the wooden objects in our lab? As I stated previously, they are > currently not swarming near the objects and our lab is quite large, with > the photo studio being its own little room inside the lab. > > > > On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 10:45 AM Dan Wixted <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stephanie, > > > > Termite swarmers are often dark brown to black. Go to > http://extension.msstate.edu/content/species-termites-mississippi to see > a picture that looks just like your find. > > > > --Dan > > > > Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) > > Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525 > > 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075 > > Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Stephanie Spence > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [pestlist] ID needed > > > > Greetings All, > > > > Can anyone help me ID these little buggers? I found live bugs all over the > floor of our photo studio in the conservation lab yesterday afternoon. They > are little black bugs with bodies about 5mm long. Some had wings and some > did not. They were only in one area of our lab that actually has no > windows, although we are at ground level and have windows in the other half > of the lab. We experienced extremely heavy rains all day yesterday, so I > suspected this had something to do with their appearance. I came in this > morning and they all seem to be dead, although I'm not seeing any dead ones > with wings on them so I'm wondering where they went. My coworker noted a > similar occurrence happened in the lab a couple of years ago. > > > > Should we be concerned that they might be termites? I know termites have > wings, but I always thought they were lighter in color. We currently have > some wooden objects in the other half of the lab away from where I found > the bugs. > > > > The scale bar in the photos is in millimeters. 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