Thanks for the amazing informations. On Tue, 22 Mar, 2022, 5:54 pm Cassidy Percoco, <c.perc...@fenimoreart.org> wrote:
> Thank you so much. We weren’t finding them in the lists of usual museum > pests, so I was fairly certain that they weren’t too problematic, but I’m > very glad to have an answer. > > > > *Cassidy Percoco *(she/her) > > Collections Manager > > Fenimore Art Museum & The Farmers’ Museum > > PO Box 800 | 5798 SH 80 > > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > > (607) 547-1494 > > > > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Tony Irwin > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:06 AM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [PestList] ID assistance for two pests > > > > The first is a ladybug beetle (Coccinellidae), which appears to have > provided lunch for an *Anthrenus *larva, or possibly a pest moth > caterpillar. > > The second is a hoverfly (Syrphidae) in the genus *Sphegina *- another > accidental visitor. > > Tony > > > Dr A.G.Irwin > > 47 The Avenues > > Norwich > > Norfolk NR2 3PH > > England > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 > > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 > > > > > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 19:16, Cassidy Percoco <c.perc...@fenimoreart.org> > wrote: > > Hello! > > > > This afternoon we found two pests near wooden objects. Pest 1 (which was > very desiccated and fell apart when bagged) seemed to have fallen out of a > bird decoy, but with no pest holes visible in the decoy we’re assuming it > came from the hole that’s used to keep it on the display post. We have some > speculation that it’s a ladybug, but the wing cases seem too narrow to me > for that. Pest 2 was lying on a plinth next to a cigar store figure that > has some crumbling to it – unclear if there is pest damage or if it’s just > a condition issue. > > > > Thank you for any help you can give! > > > > *Cassidy Percoco *(she/her) > > Collections Manager > > Fenimore Art Museum & The Farmers’ Museum > > PO Box 800 | 5798 SH 80 > > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > > (607) 547-1494 > > > > -- > 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/BL0PR16MB22917E0C37E3636966EB08A5F2169%40BL0PR16MB2291.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR16MB22917E0C37E3636966EB08A5F2169%40BL0PR16MB2291.namprd16.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/CAFWqZKNxh-EB3E42RAWDV0Fa7sb6m4%3Dh-Hm7SDZmO-FzuT8-vg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKNxh-EB3E42RAWDV0Fa7sb6m4%3Dh-Hm7SDZmO-FzuT8-vg%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/BL0PR16MB22910AE760D4F6FEE6364680F2179%40BL0PR16MB2291.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR16MB22910AE760D4F6FEE6364680F2179%40BL0PR16MB2291.namprd16.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/CAPGRpFZLDV5DXMi5iSFt7CkcoJvix1yif6rNqimPhUn9ss0yGw%40mail.gmail.com.
