We have those same mites in our traps. They seem to appear almont only in traps with booklice. Since we have no plants in the collection storage areas, I'm assuming they are some sort of predatory mite feeding on booklouse nymphs, but that is just a working theory.
Alan *Alan Van Dyke * Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, Texas 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu <http://hrc.utexas.edu> On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 1:28 PM Tony Irwin <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Christina > The winged insects are booklice (Psocoptera) - most likely *Psyllipsocus > ramburii*, which is known from domestic situations. > The larva looks most like one of the Malachiidae beetle larvae. > Sorry, I can't help much with the mites. > 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, 4 Nov 2021 at 17:39, Christina Bisulca <c.bisu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello all - >> We have a number of insects this month that I can't identify. All the >> traps are from our basement storage areas, where we did have flooding a few >> months ago. Since then we've also had a significant increase in psocidsl, >> so I'm worried too if these are related to a damp/mold issue that has >> persisted since the flood clean up. >> >> There is an unknown larvae, some what appear to be mites (?) that we >> found on several traps, along with some winged insects that I can't ID. We >> have a fancy new microscope so I also attached my favorite spider picture >> from this month's IPM. >> >> Many, many thanks! >> >> Christina >> >> -- >> 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/CALyMK0HRbKu23vrVBuJy0GNCWRxr0tpb-Me4DYqowasdS9HVJQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CALyMK0HRbKu23vrVBuJy0GNCWRxr0tpb-Me4DYqowasdS9HVJQ%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/CAFWqZKOZUMG_Wz2Gbqbf-AkcjQyuE0oJ1tx_ey1Tak5b%2BbUiOQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKOZUMG_Wz2Gbqbf-AkcjQyuE0oJ1tx_ey1Tak5b%2BbUiOQ%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/CAHhLO3ZkGmQrWQWDz%2BPhWDxE2piaOdp2n4RLZ%3D4WLPfq2W%3DWPQ%40mail.gmail.com.
