Thanks, Helen. Some of the “specks” are indeed rather reddish in colour. Tony Irwin also suggested they looked like mites. I wish I had taken a closer look under the microscope before tossing out the trap. I will have to keep an eye out for more of these and have a closer look.
Dee Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, CAPC Conservator / Restauratrice New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5 Canada (506) 643-2341 From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Helen Coxon Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 2:05 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] RE: Pest identification help Hi Dee, Could be poop, but typically I would see an insect close to the specks if that were the case. Enlarging as much as the resolution allows, I think I see legs on many, if not all, of your speckles. I would say you have mites of some kind. Here in Toronto we are just in the middle of the annual influx. Ours are red, and our greatest concern is not to squash them unwarily, as they leave a bright red stain. Best wishes, Helen Helen Coxon Senior Conservator, Preventive Conservation Royal Ontario Museum 416-586-5897 From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Dee Stubbs-Lee Sent: Monday, July 06, 2020 8:46 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PestList] Pest identification help [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi all, Can anyone help me identify these small pepper like speckles that I have occasionally seen on my blunder traps? In this case, there are two small silverfish on the trap, but I have not always seen these with silverfish and vice versa. I am wondering if they are excrement? This appeared within the last 3 months, when while our site was inaccessible for IPM checks due to the pandemic.I apologize for not having a measuring scale handy – I used a ballpoint pen tip to indicate scale. Thanks, Dee Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, CAPC Conservator / Restauratrice New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5 Canada (506) 643-2341 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/52e3a8633c5f453495004715be599425%40NBMEX01.NBM.local<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/52e3a8633c5f453495004715be599425%40NBMEX01.NBM.local?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. The Museum remains closed temporarily. We will share updates following guidance from government and public health authorities and look forward to welcoming you back as soon as we can! ________________________________ Le ROM est toujours fermé au public. Nous continuons de suivre les recommandations du gouvernement et des autorités de la Santé publique et de vous en informer. Nous sommes heureux de vous accueillir bientôt de nouveau ! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/YT1PR01MB2745C51C920B7FBC848C5B3180690%40YT1PR01MB2745.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/YT1PR01MB2745C51C920B7FBC848C5B3180690%40YT1PR01MB2745.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/f6ad2f0802e6407883be0f02ed212cf3%40NBMEX01.NBM.local.
