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No live ones. Truly disgusting, with at least 1 cup of skins and digested felt powder. But I was wondering if the infestation occurred before or after collection in Japan, if the beetles hitched a ride. Thanks! -----Original Message----- >From: "Pollack, Richard J" <richard_poll...@harvard.edu> >Sent: Mar 24, 2017 9:29 AM >To: "pestlist@museumpests.net" <pestlist@museumpests.net> >Subject: RE: [pestlist] pest ID? > > >This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. >To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net >To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. >----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >Yes, dermestid larvae and/or cast skins. Are any living? Nailing down the >species is possible, but mainly of academic interest only. Inspect the felt or >any other organic components to ascertain if any live ones remain. > >Richard J. Pollack, PhD >HARVARD UNIVERSITY >Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) >Senior Environmental Public Health Officer >46 Blackstone St. >Cambridge, MA 02139 >Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 >www.ehs.harvard.edu >richard_poll...@harvard.edu > >Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health >Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Disease > >IdentifyUS LLC >President & Chief Scientific Officer >Identify.us.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] >On Behalf Of Katherine Singley >Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 9:22 AM >To: pestlist@museumpests.net >Subject: [pestlist] pest ID? > > >This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. >To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To >unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. >----------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Any ideas on this, found in great numbers inside a Japanese military >instrument case from World War II? Felt is pulverized. Dermestid? Length >.4-.6cm. Specific oriental variety? > >Thanks! >Kate Singley >Conservation Anthropologica >Dectaur, GA > >------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in >the body put: >"unsubscribe pestlist" >Any problems email l...@zaks.com > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this list send an email to >imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: >"unsubscribe pestlist" >Any problems email l...@zaks.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
