RE: [pestlist] re: Pest identification

2012-01-10 Thread Lou 
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Maybe a clover mite (Bryobia spp.). 

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> I
found the other photo that I thought was lost…hope this helps id the
bug. 
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Re: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion

2012-01-07 Thread Lou 
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Dermestid beetle larvae don't have to chew into a carcass, but feed
on pieces, too. You find them in insect carcasses, but feed on shed
skins, too. Hair, feathers are eaten; small, dead, insects, too. 

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> In order for carpet beetle larvae to feed on an insect carcass,
the carcass needs to be large enough for the larva to chew its way
inside. Small insects, like midges, would not be a suitable meal for
carpet beetle larvae. Most of the time, carpet beetle larvae feed on
wasp, beetle, fly, large moth, and cockroach carcasses, as well as dead
animals, such as birds, snakes, frogs, squirrels, mice and rats. 
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Shae, 
> I used to be a docent at The Hunt and was one of the first
Insect Inspectors (if only for a short time before returning to England
and studying the subject in greater depth at University) So I know how
close to the water you are. 
> 
> As has been pointed out the Pheromone
traps don't tend to drag in pests from outside, but never underestimate
the importance of catching 'Non-Real Pests' in the blunder traps. 
>
They are a very important indicator of all sorts of situations. The most
obvious is when you collect a lot of wood-lice or silverfish, indicating
a damp problem, Or a lot of spiders perhaps enticed in due to high
levels of flies. 
> Your large numbers of Dipterans may mean poor window
or door seals or a serious water ingress! They also provide a great
source of food for 'real' pests, but if you are checking (and chucking)
traps every 2 weeks hopefully they aren't around long enough to draw
attention. 
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> All the best 
> Heather Thomas 
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> On 3 Jan 2012, at
23:07, Shae wrote: 
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>> Hi Tom 
>> 
>> Our outdoor lighting at the
Hunt Museum is sodium vapour, so we're being very good. Even so, our
proximity to the Shannon river results in quite a high number of aquatic
flies (mostly Dipterans) that clutter up our blunder traps but are
harmless. Thus my interest in the pheromone traps, which would attract
only real pests.
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Re: [pestlist] identification help sought

2011-12-22 Thread Lou 
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Yes, Tom, so have I. Silverfish can also be found in hot attics.
It's interesting that there are uses for sericin after degumming.


http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/16/1510/a-value-added-finish-from-silk-degumming-waste-liquor1.asp
[66] 

 [67]Silk moth pupae/cocoons are boiled in water and the cocoon
silk removed. The bare pupa is eaten (tastes O.K.)-- can quickly cook
with oil, spices. The hot water must aid in sericin removal or some
other process is also used? Raw silk fabric possibly prepared a
different way or sericin is removed via another method that doesn't
disturb it in boiling water? It is hot water soluble, however. Article
notes that it offers UV protection. If it's removed, then I guess the UV
protection goes out the window. But how about raw silk-- is UV
protection by virtue of leaving sericin intact? 

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> Whitney
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> In my consulting travels, I've even seen silverfish
damage to silk. They graze the surface and finally make their way
through the threads. If a piece is displayed against a backing, they
will hide behind it and feed from the back to the front. I've also seen
quite a bit of damage from ultra-violet light to silk. 
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> Tom
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> Thanks,
Whitney, that's why I spoke about the natural situation whereby tineid
caterpillars and dermestid larvae are known to infest. Infestations from
natural locations act as reservoirs for potential infestations in
collections in buildings. 
> On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:10:43 -0500, Whitney
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>> FYI,
When silk is processed, the sericin layers on the outside of the fibroin
strands are usually removed (except in the case of "raw" silk). The
process is called "degumming." Fibroin is composed of the amino acids
serine, alanine, and glycine. 
>> Your pre-holiday textile update
from 
>> Whitney Robertson :} 
>> 
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>> This is
a definition of silk from one publication: 
>> "Sericin is a hot
water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It represents a family of
proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. Sericin envelops the
fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in the formation
of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total cocoon weight.
The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of which have
strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups."

>> I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin containing.
Dermestids don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid caterpillars are able
to? Yes, it's true that both tineid and dermestid larvae will chew on
silks as Tom notes, especially if there are stains and residues that
must be "tasty". In a natural situation, in caterpillar silk mats and
spider webs or retreats, there can be parts of shed skins, dried insect
and arachnid corpses (including dried spider prey), and the like that
would constitute a good diet for foraging dermestid and tineid larvae.

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RE: [pestlist] identification help sought

2011-12-22 Thread Lou 
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Thanks, Whitney, that's why I spoke about the natural situation
whereby tineid caterpillars and dermestid larvae are known to infest.
Infestations from natural locations act as reservoirs for potential
infestations in collections in buildings. 

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> FYI,
When silk is processed, the sericin layers on the outside of the fibroin
strands are usually removed (except in the case of "raw" silk). The
process is called "degumming." Fibroin is composed of the amino acids
serine, alanine, and glycine. 
> 
> Your pre-holiday textile update
from 
> 
> Whitney Robertson :} 
> 
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> This
is a definition of silk from one publication: 
> 
> "Sericin is a hot
water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It represents a family of
proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. Sericin envelops the
fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in the formation
of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total cocoon weight.
The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of which have
strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups."

> 
> I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin containing.
Dermestids don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid caterpillars are able
to? Yes, it's true that both tineid and dermestid larvae will chew on
silks as Tom notes, especially if there are stains and residues that
must be "tasty". In a natural situation, in caterpillar silk mats and
spider webs or retreats, there can be parts of shed skins, dried insect
and arachnid corpses (including dried spider prey), and the like that
would constitute a good diet for foraging dermestid and tineid larvae.

> 
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Neither dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk. Silk has no keratin
(animal protein) in it. The text books are wrong. If dermestids or
clothes moth larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze
on the sizing. Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but
they are not "feeding" on the silken threads. They simply chew through
them as they forage of the sizing. Wool, horse hair, whale baleen,
porcupine quills, embroidery, etc. all have keratin and will support
fabric pest larval development. 
>> 
>> Tom Parker
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>> From: Tony Irwin 
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2011 5:47 pm
>> Subject: RE: [pestlist] identification help sought 
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>> If
the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a
potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It
would be worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for
damage. 
>> 
>> Tony 
>> 
>> Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department,
Castle Museum Study Centre,
>> Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1
3JQ, England.
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Re: [pestlist] identification help sought

2011-12-22 Thread Lou 
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This is a definition of silk from one publication: 

"Sericin is a
hot water-soluble macromolecular globular protein. It represents a
family of proteins having molecular mass of 10 to 310 kDa. Sericin
envelops the fibroin fibre with successive sticky layers that help in
the formation of cocoon. Sericin contributes about 20-30% of the total
cocoon weight. The sericin protein is made of 18 amino acids most of
which have strongly polar side groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl and
amino groups." 

I'd say that silk is a protein, but is not keratin
containing. Dermestids don't feed on silk, but possibly tineid
caterpillars are able to? Yes, it's true that both tineid and dermestid
larvae will chew on silks as Tom notes, especially if there are stains
and residues that must be "tasty". In a natural situation, in
caterpillar silk mats and spider webs or retreats, there can be parts of
shed skins, dried insect and arachnid corpses (including dried spider
prey), and the like that would constitute a good diet for foraging
dermestid and tineid larvae. 

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> Neither
dermestids nor clothes moth larvae eat silk. Silk has no keratin (animal
protein) in it. The text books are wrong. If dermestids or clothes moth
larvae damage silk, they inadvertently do so as they graze on the
sizing. Silk threads are so fine, the larvae may damage them, but they
are not "feeding" on the silken threads. They simply chew through them
as they forage of the sizing. Wool, horse hair, whale baleen, porcupine
quills, embroidery, etc. all have keratin and will support fabric pest
larval development. 
> 
> Tom Parker
> 
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> If the
larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it is a
potential threat to the collections if they contain silk or wool. It
would be worth checking any upholstery containing these materials for
damage. 
> Tony 
> 
> Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle
Museum Study Centre,
> Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ,
England.
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>> The beetles are not a direct threat to collections. It
looks like they are a click beetle (Elateridae), a type of darkling
beetle (Tenebrionidae), and another one I can't quite make out. The
larva appears to be an Odd Beetle. It's one of those strange dermestid
beetles, whose larvae feed on protein materials. 
>> 
>> Tom Parker
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>> Hello
all, 
>> 
>> Yesterday, I discovered a pretty gnarly network of
spiderwebs in one of our furniture storage areas and, upon cleaning them
up, found three dead beetles and a live (!) larva. I am fairly new to
insect ID and would love a little help identifying the bugs. I have
attached some (admittedly pretty poor) photos and would appreciate any
insight you might be able to share. 
>> 
>> Thanks very much! 
>>
Whitney Robertson 
>> 
>> Whitney A. J. Robertson 
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Manager 
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2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW 
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Re: [pestlist] can anyone id this bug?

2011-12-21 Thread Lou 
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 a wingless female geometrid moth 

_Alsophila pometaria_ 

Fall
cankerworm. Male has wings, female wingless. 

_ _On Wed, 21 Dec 2011
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> Anyone
have an idea or a best guess on an identification for this little guy or
gal? 
> 
> I found three of these bugs on a statue in our courtyard
yesterday. One was busy laying eggs that appeared to be black or a very
dark grey color. It is about ½ inch long and when you view it sideways,
it is somewhat cocoon shaped. No variations in size or color among the
three bugs. They are light grey on the underside and they don't appear
to be able to fly. (Or didn't seem too inclined to do so in the 55
degree temperature we experienced here in Virginia yesterday) When I
attempted to scoop one up with a piece of paper, it rolled to one side
and acted like it was dead. This lasted only 15 seconds or so until I
guess it felt secure enough to move again. I haven't been able to match
it up to any bug guides. Could it be a fairly common bug in a life cycle
stage that isn't pictured in the guides? 
> 
> CYNTHIA VERSER 
> 
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Museum Specialist 
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Re: [pestlist] Insect ID New Pix #2

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Ryan, Thanks for sending the specimens. As I suggested in an
earlier email, 

"I think they look more like _Corticaria_ species (hard
to say, the image can't be zoomed in without losing definition) or
something similar. These would be beetles that belong to the
Latridiidae. Older literature/name is listed as Lathridiidae.", 

they
are representatives of the family Latridiidae (minute brown scavenger
beetles), genus _Corticaria_, and not ground beetles, members of the
family Carabidae. Antennae not filiform, but have last 3 segments of
antennae enlarged. Hind trochanters normal, not expanded, extended.
Probably _Corticaria serrata._ 

"I recently found these little guys in
a historic house on property. Here are the environmental conditions: 

·
Specimens were located almost exclusively on 2nd floor  

· Specimens
were found on wood floors (unfinished) with gaps in between boards and
an inaccessible void underneath  

· Specimens found mostly under beds
and on insect monitors  

· A few specimens found on a wool blanket
(dead) folded on a colonial era bed"   

Since latridiids feed
exclusively on molds, fungi, there must be something going on in that
area that allows mold & fungi to grow. It may not be a large growth, but
enough to support a latridiid population. It may be a water leak,
seepage, condensation, something that isn't obvious but related to a
moisture condition. It could be on the lower floor and the beetles are
crawling up to the 2nd floor because it's easier in some way to get to
where you are finding them. Could be on a higher lever and they are
coming down. There may be another explanation, maybe you will find out
more information during your investigation. Keep us informed. 

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Re: [pestlist] Insect ID

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I think they look more like Corticaria species (hard to say, the image can't be zoomed in without losing definition) or something similar.  These would be beetles that belong to the Latridiidae.  Older literature/name is listed as Lathridiidae.
If a better image could be produced, it would be easier.  Macro setting on camera/phone?  Specimens available to look at?
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I should have sent measurements, although that might not change your ID. The specimens are approximately the size of a flea (about  1/8 inch or 2/10 centimeter long). Is there a species of ground beetles this small?
 
Thanks for your time with this. 
 

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They appear to be ground beetles (Carabidae).  In warm weather, they often are attracted to exterior lighting, crawl around and up the building and enter through cracks and crevices.  They are not a direct threat to collections, however their carcasses may be fed upon by carpet beetle larvae.


 


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Hello all, 


 


I recently found these little guys in a historic house on property. Here are the environmental conditions:


 


· Specimens were located almost exclusively on 2nd floor


· Specimens were found on wood floors (unfinished) with gaps in between boards and an inaccessible void underneath


· Specimens found  mostly under beds and on insect monitors


· A few specimens found on a wool blanket (dead) folded on a colonial era bed


 


Any idea what these insects are and if they pose a threat to collections?


 


Thanks,


 


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RE: [pestlist] Webbing Clothes Moths and Gentrol?

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The Point Source product is at a lower concentration than Gentrol
used from a concentrate bottle and mixed for application. 

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Re: [pestlist] Pest ID

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Nice shots of the dermestid beetle, a female Thylodrias contractus.  Male looks very different with slender body, elongate antennal segments, divergent elytra, long legs.  Larvae have flattened setal hairs along abdominal sclerites.
 
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Our Photo Archivist noticed this guy crawling on her desk after moving a box of folders with photograph prints in them.
 

 
     
 


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Re: [pestlist] Help with ID

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It's a weevil (a curculionid), not a ground beetle (a carabid).


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Re: [pestlist] update booklice description

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Common pest species are wingless, but there are others that may be
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> I greatly appreciate your website and the pest identification
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found some of them to have wings. I have found other web resources that
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pair! 
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http://www.varmentguard.com/pestlibrary/booklice.pdf [1] 
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http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/psocoptera.html [2] 
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http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/preservation/training/pests/lice.htm [3]

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Re: [pestlist] what is this bug?

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Looks like a species of click beetle (Elateridae). 

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RE: [pestlist] FW: Zak's software

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Hopefully Leon can weigh in on this discussion since he developed
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intend it to work and what features we have. We're also talking about
the best way to store images - pests, pest damage, pest environments,
indicators, etc - and link them back to the database, or simply, have a
good place to store and share easily. 
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it is a few levels up on complexity and, speaking out of ignorance,
looks like it would take more skill and knowledge of KE to setup and
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> Sometimes keeping things simple is the best path, no matter
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> Hope this is of some help! 
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Best,
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> The same happened to
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Re: [pestlist] identification help

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Correct, not lyctine bostrichid (powderpost beetles are included in 
Bostrichidae rather than Lyctidae).  Body would not look like this beetle, and 
this looks like a staphylinid.  Typical with the rove beetles, the elytra of 
this species are short and the abdominal sclerites are visible from above.  
Powderpost beetles have very different antennae with terminal knobs, body not 
shaped like this staphylinid, but more narrow and parallel-sided.  Pronotum 
also would not be wide like that pictured here.

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>It is NOT a powderpost beetle.  Although you only have the one photo, beetles 
>in the family Staphylinidae have elytra (wing covers) which do not cover the 
>abdomen - as does your specimen.  At any rate, it obviously wandered into the 
>warehouse.  Not a museum pest as far as I can tell.
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>I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for the poor 
>photo. The beetle is dark red in color and about 5 millimeters long. I work in 
>Montana, if that helps with identification at all. Many thanks in advance!
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Fwd: Re: [pestlist] images for Pat

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Re: [pestlist] Identification, Please.

2011-05-27 Thread Lou 
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You can tell I'm old school & my age for using a "retired" name.
Don't like "brown snake", either.  

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> It is
_Storeria dekayi,_ formerly known as the DeKay's snake but now
unfortunately the official common name is the "Brown snake" (a rather
stupid name as it is not brown). These gentle, harmless snakes are
common in urban and suburban settings, particularly around human
habitations. 
> 
> DeKay's snakes are active throughout the year when
the weather is warm enough. They feed mainly on slugs and earthworms,
but sometimes eat insects or insect larvae. They give birth to 2-30 live
young (as opposed to laying eggs) in late July or August. Normally these
snakes seek out moist areas under flat covers (rocks, metal, wood) to
hide in, so the presence of this snake in your basement might indicate a
moisture issue, or perhaps just a wandering individual.
> 
> I have
removed snakes from glue boards many times by using mineral oil, which
can be worked between the snake and the board, if you have a live one on
a glue board that you wish to set free.
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>> Hello
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>> Can anyone identify this snake? It was on one of our
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Re: [pestlist] Identification, Please.

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I'd look up Dekay's snake (if you are writing from US) Storeria
dekayi. 

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> Can anyone identify this snake? It was on one of our pest
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centimeters long. We want to be certain its family members aren't a
hazard to our guests and garden staff. 
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> Thank you in advance for
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Re: [pestlist] Yet Another Identification Needed

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Staphylinid or rove beetle. For the most part are predaceous, some
feed on decaying vegetation, few are termitophiles or myrmecophiles, few
are specialist predators with modified moutparts. Not really a pest at
all. 

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> Last week you were kind enough to assist me with the
identification of a beetle. It was much appreciated. Today, I have
another insect that both our conservator and I are having trouble
identifying. We have been through Mallis' Handbook of Pest Control and A
Field Guide to Insects and Spiders. We have also both done numerous
searches on the internet. We have found some images that come close but
the size is always way off. We feel that this may be a beetle that has
lost its wings. If it was stretched out straight it would measure
roughly 5/8" We found it in one of our traps placed for the month of
April. We are a historic house in northern Virginia and want to make
sure that this little guy isn't of concern to the historic structure or
objects within. So far it is the only one that we have caught in a trap
and have not seen any more anywhere else yet. 
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Re: [pestlist] Beetle Identification

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Looks like another carabid beetle ID made it to the list. Family
Carabidae (Order Coleoptera). There's been mention of family info on
some recent posts. 

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> We just recently found a beetle that we have never seen before
near one of our storage rooms. (see attached image) The closest thing I
can find to it in my bug guide and on the internet is a root borer but
the color is not right. This little guy measures roughly 1 inch and is
metallic copper and dark green in color. We want to make sure it isn't
an insect that is harmful to museum collections. Any guidance would be
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