I’ve heard of that species of parasitoid being used against webbing cloths moths and look forward to hearing about results. I am skeptical however of the other strategy they mention in using pheromone as an effective means of interrupting reproduction by confusing the males.
Adam Adam Osgood Collections Technician and IPM Coordinator Historic New England (he/him/his) Collections and Conservation Center 151 Essex Street Haverhill, MA 01832 617-994-6637 aosg...@historicnewengland.org<mailto:aosg...@historicnewengland.org> From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Todd Holmberg Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 3:46 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Trichogramma Wasps Hello Group- For those that didn't already see it, there was an article in The NY Times today about Trichogramma wasps vs moths. The article was spotlighting a situation in England. It will be interesting to see if this becomes a more mainstream IPM tool in the US down the road if success/safety can be proven from their use in other areas of the world. My understanding is the wasp variety that has been scientifically proven to target webbing clothes moths is currently not allowed in the US. Hypothetically, if it is a safe/effective/successful moth treatment, who is going to lead the charge to "legalize" that specific wasp variety? Would this kind of thing be up to museum staff/IPM contractors to contact politicians or the FDA?- I would have no idea where to start with that. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/world/europe/blickling-hall-wasps-moths.html -Todd -- 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/CAMxAh%2BhNqecW3EM1FDQ3%2B7Rhi%2Bv0QpPkZ2J%3D_L2yV98GxCQMDA%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMxAh%2BhNqecW3EM1FDQ3%2B7Rhi%2Bv0QpPkZ2J%3D_L2yV98GxCQMDA%40mail.gmail.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/MN2PR22MB1918B9738B6CFE5253712765D6869%40MN2PR22MB1918.namprd22.prod.outlook.com.
