RE: [pestlist] Identification help

[Louis Sorkin]

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No, it actually is Acanthocinus nodosus (Fabricius), the lesser pine borer and 
a male.

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Asian long horned beetle, perhaps.

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Hello everyone,

This interesting visitor was found outside of our museum the other day here in 
Sarasota, FL. I was just curious as to what it was and wanted to see if anyone 
had an idea (clearly it’s not an immediate threat as it was found outside the 
museum walls). The body of it was about 3.5 to 4 cm with some really long 
antennae.

Thanks!

Chelsea Dinkel


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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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Asian long horned beetle, perhaps.

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> found outside the museum walls). The body of it was about 3.5 to 4 cm with
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RE: [pestlist] Identification help

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Joel is correct. That's the lesser pine borer. Elegant creature, indeed.

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Acanthocinus nodosus (Fabricius)





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Hello everyone,

This interesting visitor was found outside of our museum the other day here in 
Sarasota, FL. I was just curious as to what it was and wanted to see if anyone 
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museum walls). The body of it was about 3.5 to 4 cm with some really long 
antennae.

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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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Acanthocinus nodosus (Fabricius)



Joel Voron   Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Cell 757-634-1175

  E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org


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This interesting visitor was found outside of our museum the other day here in 
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antennae.

Thanks!

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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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I would say an exotic long horned beetle some type of Cerambycidae. JTV



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Re: [pestlist] identification help

[Tony Irwin]

This is a caddisfly (Trichoptera). The larvae are aquatic, and the adults
are often attracted to light, so this one probably came in an open window.
The only concern might be that if many insects are entering the building in
this way, they could provide food for pests such as Anthrenus.
Tony

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On 13 May 2015 at 22:03, Mullen, Kathleen D - WHS <
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>  I'm not sure what this is, and any help is appreciated.
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RE: [pestlist] Identification help

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Thank you, Tony!

Great news.
Rachel

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It's a heteropteran bug that's come in from outside - a plant feeder, and no 
threat to your collections.
Tony

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Hi All,

Nice to “meet” you!

I need some help identifying an insect that was seen on one of our gallery 
walls today (5/8/2014) in Phoenix, AZ. It measures about 2 mm long.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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It's a heteropteran bug that's come in from outside - a plant feeder, and
no threat to your collections.
Tony

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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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Thank you for your advice. 
I will set up the traps. 


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Looks very like Tineola bisselliella - the webbing clothes moth. This can be a 
persistent museum pest, feeding on a variety of animal derivatives, especially 
wool. Usual action would be to get the identification confirmed (from a 
specimen) then monitor using baited traps to establish the extent of the 
problem. 
 
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The insect was found alive in the basement (office area) of our museum in New 
York City. There were a few of them. Can anybody assist in identifying this 
insect, please?   

 

Many thank,  

Mette

  

 

  

 


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Re: [pestlist] Identification help

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Looks very like Tineola bisselliella - the webbing clothes moth. This can
be a persistent museum pest, feeding on a variety of animal derivatives,
especially wool. Usual action would be to get the identification confirmed
(from a specimen) then monitor using baited traps to establish the extent
of the problem.

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> this insect, please?
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>
> Many thank,
>
> Mette
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f. 432 729 4597

 

landgr...@chinati.org 

www.chinati.org   

 

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Hello, 

 

The insect was found alive in the basement (office area) of our museum in
New York City. There were a few of them. Can anybody assist in identifying
this insect, please?  

 

Many thank, 

Mette

 

 

 

 


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Re: [pestlist] Identification Help

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> The common name of this fly is "Fungus Gnat".  Typically this insect is
> associated with potted plants that are over-watered.  Over-watering potted
> plants promotes fungal growth which the immature stage, maggot, feeds on.
> Inspect the plant soil and look for the tiny maggots AND shake the plant
> and see if you observe any adult gnats fly around.  If the plant(s) are the
> source, you can remove them or discard them if possible.  Fungus gnats also
> can be found in damp areas with decaying organic matter.  An insecticidal
> soap can be used to treat the potting soil and mitigate the maggot stages.
> Additionally, you can install yellow colored sticky traps in the potted
> plants to monitor for these gnats.  Hope this helps.
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> We keep getting this bug in our pest traps at the Museum. The traps are
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>
>
> Can any one help identify it?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help on this!
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Hi,

The common name of this fly is "Fungus Gnat".  Typically this insect is
associated with potted plants that are over-watered.  Over-watering potted
plants promotes fungal growth which the immature stage, maggot, feeds on.
Inspect the plant soil and look for the tiny maggots AND shake the plant and
see if you observe any adult gnats fly around.  If the plant(s) are the
source, you can remove them or discard them if possible.  Fungus gnats also
can be found in damp areas with decaying organic matter.  An insecticidal
soap can be used to treat the potting soil and mitigate the maggot stages.
Additionally, you can install yellow colored sticky traps in the potted
plants to monitor for these gnats.  Hope this helps.

 

Mike Deutsch MS BCE

Urban Entomologist

Long Island, New York

 

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Hello All

 

We keep getting this bug in our pest traps at the Museum. The traps are
located in a live insect area (but this is not one we have on display!)

 

Can any one help identify it?

 

Thanks for any help on this!



Kacey Page

Collections Manager

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

Buffalo, NY 14211

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kp...@sciencebuff.org

 

 


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Looks like a sciarid fly, a dark-winged fungus gnat.  Normally breed in potted 
plants that have been overwatered in the home or office environment. Do you 
have many flies?
Some treatments have included adding cedar wood chips to potted plants and use 
of nematodes and making sure that the plants do not get overwatered.  Maybe in 
a live insect area there is moist organic material in other areas as well.  
Possibly dead insects, soils, etc.

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We keep getting this bug in our pest traps at the Museum. The traps are located 
in a live insect area (but this is not one we have on display!)

Can any one help identify it?

Thanks for any help on this!

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They look very much like Dienerella (Latridiidae). A dorsal view would help
confirm the genus, but specific identification will be difficult from a
photo. They are one of the mould beetles, and are likely to be associated
with the lunch room, rather than the archives, unless your storage
conditions are rather damp? ;o)
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  We have been finding quite a few of these very small insects in our traps
lately. I'm not sure what they are. They remind me of powder post beetles
but being an archives that doesn't make a lot sense to me. This trap was
located in our lunch room under the sink.

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Re: [pestlist] identification help sought

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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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> 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. 
> 
> 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
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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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>> "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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Whitney and Lou -

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.

Tom Parker



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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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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

  

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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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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

  

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Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England.
Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com 


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Whitney -

 

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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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 :} 
> 
> FROM: ad...@museumpests.net
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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.

> 
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:49:22 -0500, bugma...@aol.com [35] wrote:

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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
>> 
>> -Original
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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.
>> Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com
[23] 
>> 
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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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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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Whitney -

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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Both dermestids and tineids will graze on silk sizing, but they both require 
keratin for larval development. 
Tom Parker

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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.
> 
>  
> 
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:49:22 -0500, bugma...@aol.com wrote:
> 
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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
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Tony Irwin 
>> To: pestlist 
>> Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 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.
>> Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com
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>>> Whitney -
>>>  
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Whitney 

Re: [pestlist] identification help sought

[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
> 
> -Original Message-
>
From: Tony Irwin 
> To: pestlist 
> Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 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.
> Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com [22]

> 
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Whitney - 
>> 
>> 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
>>

>> -Original Message-
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pestlist 
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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

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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.
Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com 

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Whitney -
 
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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To: pestlist 
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Subject: [pestlist] identification help sought


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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
Museum Collections Manager
The Society of the Cincinnati
 
Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
T 202.785.2040 x429
F 202.785.0729
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www.societyofthecincinnati.org
 

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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

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  Whitney -

  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
  Museum Collections Manager
  The Society of the Cincinnati

  Anderson House
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  Washington, DC 20008
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  F 202.785.0729
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Whitney -

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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Subject: [pestlist] identification help sought


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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
Museum Collections Manager
The Society of the Cincinnati
 
Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW
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T 202.785.2040 x429
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Re: [pestlist] identification help

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Thanks to everyone for your help!

Best,
Lisa





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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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>Lisa -
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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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>Best,
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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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>Lisa -
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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!
>
>Best,
>lisa
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Lisa -

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.

Tom Parker






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Dear list,

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!

Best,
lisa


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In a warehouse. Pretty low humidity, usually around 15-20%, avg. temperature 
around 70. I don't think it's a powderpost beetle because it has several 
segments on the lower half.

Lisa






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Where are you finding it?
 
Gretchen 
 


 
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I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for the poor 
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Montana , if that helps with identification at all. Many thanks in advance!

Best,
lisa
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I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for
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thanks in advance!

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lisa


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Looks like a Powderpost beetle


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Dear list,

I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for the poor 
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Montana, if that helps with identification at all. Many thanks in advance!

Best,
lisa

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