My vote is for frass. Just got finished cleaning the casing which were incrusted with frass. Best Ann
Ann Frisina (she/her/hers) Textile Conservator Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. St. Paul, MN 55413 651 259-3385 On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 11:58 AM Angelica Isa-Adaniya <a.isa14...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Nancy, > Although I could be completely wrong, that shape and size remind me of > certain moth cases (Phereoeca uterella specifically) although it is still > not particularly compact or as thin, so perhaps another species. > I would agree it seems to be made up of frass of some sort. Looking > forward to seeing what the entomologists say! > Best, > Angelica > -- > *Angélica Isa-Adaniya* | Conservator > *Email* | a.isa14...@gmail.com <a.isa...@gmail.com> > Sign up for my newsletter <https://conservallama.substack.com/> > Feel free to connect with me on Website <http://angelicaisa.com/> | > Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelicaisaadaniya/> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/ConservaLlama> | Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/a.isa140/> > > > On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 11:35, Hingst, Volker <volker.hin...@lvr.de> wrote: > >> dear nancy, >> >> >> >> I would definitely consider it to be frass, >> >> in my opinion they are not insect eggs. >> >> >> >> if the frass was found “at the end of a roll of tissue paper” >> >> it could be from *Ctenolepisma longicaudatum.* >> >> but it has too different shapes and colors to me. >> >> >> >> let’s see what the entomologists say… >> >> >> >> >> >> best regards >> >> >> >> V o l k e r H i n g s t >> >> >> >> Diplom-Restaurator Volker Hingst >> IPM-Koordinator >> --------------------------------------- >> *LVR - Archivberatungs- und Fortbildungszentrum* >> >> Technisches Zentrum / Papierrestaurierung >> >> >> Ehrenfriedstr.19 >> 50259 Pulheim >> Tel.: 02234-9854-236 >> Fax: 0221-8284-2479 >> E-Mail: volker.hin...@lvr.de >> Internet: www.afz.lvr.de >> >> >> >> >> >> *Von:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> *Im Auftrag >> von *Jenner, Nancy@Parks >> *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 28. November 2023 16:58 >> *An:* pestlist@googlegroups.com >> *Betreff:* [PestList] Frass ID >> >> >> >> ****Hinweis:* Diese E-Mail von >> pestlist+bncbd27vpe4xaobbd44tcvqmgqeqaav...@googlegroups.com stammt von >> einer *externen* Quelle. Öffnen Sie nur Inhalte, denen Sie vertrauen.*** >> >> >> >> Hello-- a collection manager at one of our parks found this material at >> the end of a roll of tissue paper, in a storage room. >> >> >> >> All I have right now are these photos, and I'm trying to help her >> identify the source. Although she initially thought it was eggs, it seems >> more likely to be frass.... is there a good frass field guide? >> >> >> >> Also, what questions should I ask her to help narrow down the source? >> >> >> >> This is in California, in the Sierra foothills. >> >> >> >> Thanks very much for your assistance! >> >> >> >> --Nancy >> >> >> >> >> >> Nancy Jenner >> >> Curator II, Statewide Museum Collections Center >> >> California State Parks >> >> phone: 916-842-7834 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/BY5PR09MB5425D27EBC813F060410497CB0BDA%40BY5PR09MB5425.namprd09.prod.outlook.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BY5PR09MB5425D27EBC813F060410497CB0BDA%40BY5PR09MB5425.namprd09.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/3b233e7acbc04749ad4607ea15b65f5e%40lvr.de >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/3b233e7acbc04749ad4607ea15b65f5e%40lvr.de?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/CAAJvYjWXYaS2abU4uwG9pJxDZFFAcjTQafgYbj9MW%3D_2KGpcDw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjWXYaS2abU4uwG9pJxDZFFAcjTQafgYbj9MW%3D_2KGpcDw%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/CAA%2BKrTSHSQEjKP3aUWyy3QojR3bJvUQ8X8HQwkHzhEagYzuSGA%40mail.gmail.com.
