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Ryan -
It appears there may have been some sort of fresh vegetable matter at one time in the basket. Some sort of caterpillar fed on the vegetable matter, spun a cocoon, and the moths then emerged. Whatever was the food source was either removed or dried up, hence the end of the "infestation." That's my best guess.
Tom Parker
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Hello group!
Today, a few of us were looking at some items during a building closing. We came across a basket that had signs of insect activity inside, but couldn’t quite figure out what we were looking at. The weaving on the basket is quite small….about ¼ inch thick. The attached picture was taken on zoom.
In actual size, the casings you see are approximately 2/3 the size of a typical carpet beetle molting. The casings are also quite sticky, and are attached firmly to the basket material. The frass is widespread throughout a 4-6 inch section of the bottom of the basket. There was no discernible webbing or insect parts nearby.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for your help!
Ryan Jones
Integrated Pest Management
Specialist
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
(757) 220-7080
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