Hi again all,
Regarding the green light traps, would they have any effect on clothes moths?
We have had an ongoing low level of Tinea Pellionella in one of our storage
warehouses. Most of what I’ve read says that clothes moths are not attracted to
light, however we have found several in a UV li
Hi Stephan,
We have a lot happening in this building – it is a warehouse with no
environmental monitoring. I identified that we have a problem with drugstore
beetles also and I’ll have to return to see what else is out there.
The Laelius pedatus seems to have a larger metasoma/stinger than this
Abbie,
do you have dermestid beetles?
For example, Laelius pedatus, is known as parasitoid at dermestid larvae.
Best, Stephan
Am 25.02.2021 um 20:26 schrieb Griffiths, Abbie :
Hi again all,
My museum has some general items and publications being stored in a warehouse
and there appears to b
Laelius is a bethylid wasp, but original one here is an ichneumonid.
Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired)
Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist
Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research
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Visiting Scientist | Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American
Laelius pedatus would be my guess ?? Lets see who chimes in.
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management
Office 757-220-7080
Cell 757-634-1175
E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org
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Great! Thank you all. I originally also thought possibly a carpet beetle but
the hairs weren't right.
Louis, I always learn so much from you! Thank you for that. I have another
interesting pest coming your way this afternoon - possibly some kind of
pimplinae but I'd love confirmation.
Abbie
F
Looks like an odd beetle to me... Thinking fondly on our working group last
year!
Laura Briscoe
Collections Manager
Cryptogamic Herbarium
New York Botanical Garden
From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of
Griffiths, Abbie
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021
