Hi Fran, Our entomologist agrees with Dr. Irwin - probably a carrion feeding larva, who crawled off the carcass to pupate. She is curious on how the trap was set up. She also has some cool tips on how to get samples off a sticky trap - if you are interested. Let me know.
Gretchen Carnegie Museum of Natural History ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Tony Irwin <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2021 6:41 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [PestList] Larvae in historic out building Hi Fran The "larvae" are puparia (pupa inside last larval skin) of scuttle flies - Phoridae. Several species are to be found feeding on carrion (while others feed on fungi, or are internal parasites of various invertebrates). I think the skink is the most likely source of the flies. Best wishes Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 19:37, 'Ritchie, Fran E' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> wrote: Hello again! More larvae to ID. This is a photo I received from someone asking for help, so I can’t get a closer image. To me, they look like fly larvae, but I don’t think they’re feasting on the snake(?) on the trap. Should staff be on the lookout for another dead animal? Am I misidentifying a wood-boring pest? This trap is from an open air wooden structure on Cumberland Island (off the coast of Georgia). It does not house objects. Bonus points if you can ID the snake. Thank you! Fran Ritchie, Conservator (Objects) Harpers Ferry Center fran_ritc...@nps.gov<mailto:fran_ritc...@nps.gov> American Institute for Conservation Professional Associate (peer-reviewed) -- 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/SA9PR09MB49746BEB3FA9543D084F8925EBB19%40SA9PR09MB4974.namprd09.prod.outlook.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fSA9PR09MB49746BEB3FA9543D084F8925EBB19%2540SA9PR09MB4974.namprd09.prod.outlook.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,o-RW22QVYAhNg4EbcaPfHOx9gqcb-0H8f3eTNoY-Mc5MrWY7-iYSbNXUa-gez-g6iJlE369xoGPzXgUt7LWXbFayXrDT2ahceuRNF9B9eeW7RA,,&typo=1>. -- 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/CAFWqZKPivKn%3D1o_vqcP_2irECMNCJHUMcYiRfiD52j4B-DKx2w%40mail.gmail.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fCAFWqZKPivKn%253D1o_vqcP_2irECMNCJHUMcYiRfiD52j4B-DKx2w%2540mail.gmail.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,bCU0MsjuKGJzalnMT01qqxGZj2DDwPoovqtQWksXN_5VnjIq6uiw9faLwvP22_MUc08QpZU2YsUon24VTyy5-hH93hd-mfx4Ij7SwmsMXJuyQL8LIGcBsco,&typo=1>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- 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/DM6PR02MB6906A50C458908A743AF6EA4BCB29%40DM6PR02MB6906.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
