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Hi Lindsey Your second insect appears to be a silverfish (*Lepisma saccharina*) or close relative. If the property you mention is coastal, this could be one of the "rock-brats", *Petrobius, *which are a bit more substantial than silverfish. *Petrobius *sh*o*uldn't be a problem (other than indicating poor sealing of the building), but silverfish can be damaging to paper and other artefacts. Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On 23 May 2017 at 12:24, Haworth L (Lynsey) <lynsey.hawo...@hes.scot> wrote: > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi there, > > > > One of the properties we manage is experiencing a problem with what appear > to be millipedes – please see first image attached. I’m not sure that they > are considered a museum pest, but believe that they are an indication of > damp (which we’re already aware of). Can anyone provide any other advice on > why we may be seeing a sudden influx of these? > > > > Additionally, another insect has been spotted that we can’t identify > (second image). Does anyone recognise this? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > > Lynsey > > > > *Lynsey Haworth | Regional Collections Manager (Central) | Collections > Unit* > > Historic Environment Scotland | Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba > > Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH > > *T:* 0131 668 8641 > > *E:* lynsey.hawo...@hes.scot > > > > www.historicenvironment.scot > > > > Explore the highlights of our collections at http://collections.historic- > scotland.gov.uk/ > > > > [image: Be part of Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology > 2017. Keep up to date by signing up for regular updates from our blog, join > the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #HHA2017 or visit our > website.] > <http://blog.historicenvironment.scot/email/?_ga=1.14279539.57011285.1481023790>[image: > cid:image001.jpg@01D26A6A.05118E80] > > *Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925* > > *Registered Address: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH* > > > > [image: cid:image001.png@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0] > <http://www.historicenvironment.scot/> [image: > cid:image002.png@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0] > <http://www.facebook.com/historicenvscotland> [image: > cid:image003.jpg@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/historic-environment-scotland> [image: > cid:image004.png@01D1B05D.BEEFF8E0] <http://www.twitter.com/histenvscot> > > This e-mail does not form part of any contract unless specifically stated > and is solely for the intended recipient. Please inform the sender if > received in error. > > > > > Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925 > Registered office: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH > ------------------------------ > > This e-mail does not form part of any contract unless specifically stated > and is solely for the intended recipient. > Please inform the sender if received in error. > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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