This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Amy,
You are certainly not alone in the fact that you have psocids in your collections. Nearly every collections storage area that I have visited in the US has had some presence of psocids. Generally, the museums that say they do not have them are either not monitoring or they are overlooking the tiny specks on the edge of their sticky traps and assume that anything that small must be dust. Even though an institution may have psocids, this does not mean that there is a major concern. Documented damage occurs when the numbers are extremely large (100's to 1,000's) in isolated areas. Capturing a couple on a sticky trap every few weeks means that you should stay alert and continue monitoring, but is not a cause to be overly concerned. As both Tom and Gretchen stated, small increases in temperature or decreases in RH will cause these soft-bodied, moisture loving insects to dry up and die. Here is the link to the psocid fact sheet on museumpests.net: http://www.museumpests.net/pdfholder/27image.pdf It offers good information. Good luck, Pat Kelley Insects Limited, Inc. Email: p.kel...@insectslimited.com<mailto:p.kel...@insectslimited.com> Website: www.insectslimited.com<http://www.insectslimited.com/> [cid:image002.jpg@01CDFA17.C1EE63B0] ________________________________ From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Miller, Amy (FDA) Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:13 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Psocids Hello, I am curious what others are using in their collections for general pest control and if anyone has had psocids visiting their collections. I've just discovered psocids in an insect and herbarium cabinet and am interested in finding out if anyone else has had this issue and how it was corrected. Thank you, Amy K. Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
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