I would assume *C. macellaria *and *Dermestes maculatus are f*eeding on the protein of the natural mummy bundle. The others are probably incidental, as they would require actively decomposing remains. Very interesting question!
Robin On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 10:48 AM Angelica Isa-Adaniya <a.isa14...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear everyone, > I have a question about old, presumably dried up and naturally mummified > human remains. > If I find flies normally associated with decomposing matter such as *Musca > domestica, Chrysomya albiceps *and *Cochliomyia macellaria*, and we are > in a relatively rural area, should I be concerned that they might be > getting to some packaged up funerary bundles? Or are they more likely just > flying in from outside? > > We found adult *M.domestica and C. albiceps* out in the open, but the *C. > macellaria *was one larva and one pupa on a mummy bundle as well as one > larva and one adult hide beetle *Dermestes maculatus* on a mummy. Am I > correct in assuming they're feeding on the remains? > > Thank you for any pointers on this. > Best, > > Angelica > Pachacamac Museum - Lima, Peru > > -- > 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/CAAJvYjX-kK5MAR8YwadTsLAbWqzHvqmcx4yNn38rFv%3DEZU%2BmQQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjX-kK5MAR8YwadTsLAbWqzHvqmcx4yNn38rFv%3DEZU%2BmQQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Robin Hazen Preservation Specialist Binghamton University Libraries - Preservation Unit LS2525 607-777-6220 rha...@binghamton.edu -- 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/CANQ-UxStpEq-Q-6rSsKuUt5NCG00ft4H2Mn0yWCoeCnPfrw8%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
