I would purchase new vapona strips. Old ones tend to “sweat” liquid vapona inside theor foil package and lose their effectiveness. Tom Parker On Feb 29, 2024, at 9:09 PM, Anna E Goldman wrote:Hello all,I have just discovered a moth infestation in one of our bird taxidermy cases (15+ moth
Caulk the perimeter expansion joints. Tom Parker On Nov 13, 2023, at 4:43 PM, Stephan Biebl wrote:
Adrienne
I would say above the trap is an ant nest in the building structure where the brown dust falls down
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You’ve gone off the deep end Alex. On Jul 25, 2023, at 5:59 AM, 'Wade, Alexandra' via MuseumPests wrote:
Hi all,
I hope you're all well.
I'm working in an archive, undertaking a large pest monitoring programme. Recently, there has been an increased interest in moving away from
If you bag the items, a frozen food storage company would be protected from any kind of danger to their stored goods or building. Tom Parker On Jun 19, 2023, at 11:20 AM, Pat Kelley wrote:
Hello Bonnie,
Thanks for your question of using dry ice as a pest treatment. I saw that the
Group -
A cotton ball works great without any food problems. Mice readily try to steal
it for their nesting.
Tom Parker
> On Jun 12, 2023, at 10:36 AM, Anderson, Gretchen
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Stephan,
> The only minor "flag" I saw in the SDS was that it is minorly flammable --
> nothing
Sara -It has both antennae and cerci ??On May 18, 2023, at 5:15 AM, cdres...@gmx.de wrote:Hello Sara,
this is not a Lepisma saccharinum.
It is either Ctenolepisma longicaudatum or Ctenolepisma calvum.
The difference between these two is:
Ctenolepisma longicaudatum has twelve ommatidiae.
Casey -I would assume they are. It would be odd to have two different species inhabiting the same object. Tom Parker On May 17, 2023, at 11:59 AM, 'Oehler, Casey L' via MuseumPests wrote:
Thanks Tom and Stephan! Tom, I just wanted to confirm that in the scenario above the active green
You may want to contact Insects Limited in the Indianapolis area. They have a long history of providing pheromone research and traps for all sorts of insect pests, including various museum pests. Tom Parker On Apr 26, 2023, at 4:04 PM, JC Reardon wrote:
Hi Joel,
The two closest
:23 PM, Margaret Canfield wrote:
Hi all,
Thank you so much for your advice and help with ID. Tom - I am located in Princeton, New Jersey in the US.
Best,
Margaret
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Margaret -Where are you located?Tom Parker On Apr 17, 2023, at 2:37 PM, Dr Tony Irwin wrote:Hi MargaretBe aware that the adult beetles you photographed are "Berlin Beetle" - Trogoderma angustum, not the Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum). [And I think the larvae are too.]As far as I know,
Could even be a “box of chocolates”, as Tom Hanks would say. Tom Parker On Mar 28, 2023, at 2:35 PM, Thomas Parker wrote:They are Indian meal moths. Look them up on line. Could be old bird seed or dry pet food somewhere. Or old rodent bait. Tom Parker On Mar 28, 2023, at 2:29 PM, 'Hilary
They are Indian meal moths. Look them up on line. Could be old bird seed or dry pet food somewhere. Or old rodent bait. Tom Parker On Mar 28, 2023, at 2:29 PM, 'Hilary Kaplan' via MuseumPests wrote:Thanks for your note and interest, Gretchen.Best,Hilary-- Forwarded message
Photos would certainly help. Where is she located?Tom Parker On Mar 28, 2023, at 11:09 AM, 'Hilary Kaplan' via MuseumPests wrote:While I am no longer in conservation, I spoke with a paper records person today whose problem piqued my interest. She is swamped with what she calls "pantry moths."
Contact your local zoo. Feral cats are a major problem at any zoo.Tom ParkerOn Jan 12, 2023, at 9:53 PM, lgordon wrote:Does anyone have a policy they'd be willing to share that deals with feral cats on grounds? Thank you in advance.
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Wonderful!On Jan 10, 2023, at 10:17 AM, 'Oricchio, Christine T.' via MuseumPests wrote:
Tom, Ann and all,
To clarify for you, and everyone, each of these positions has the potential for a starting amount $65,000 with the option for an increase after the first year.
Thanks for the
Thanks for thinking of me. I retired 3 years ago. Hope you find someone. Lou Sorkin at the American Museum of Natural History may be of help. Say hi to him for me. Tom Parker On Jan 6, 2023, at 1:46 PM, tuesday.everyday wrote: Hello Museum Pests list,I am writing from Print Center New
York,
Lisa -WCM’s can easily withstand -20 outdoors. They infest birds nests, especially pigeon nests and dead birds in Nature. I’ve dealt with this kind of infestation in the past where a DuPont carriage collection was infested with WCM ‘s. You are welcomed to call me to discuss your situation at
Management Specialist
> Office 757-220-7080
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> ________________
> From: 'Thomas Parker' via MuseumPests
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> To: pestlist@googlegroups.
Where is this museum located? U.S. - what state? Overseas?
Tom Parker
> On Dec 12, 2022, at 3:57 PM, Voron, Joel wrote:
>
>
> Are these larger than normal house flies but look like house flies? Any color
> sheen to them or not so much?
> Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
>
Group -An efficient way to trap lots of silverfish and other small, crawling insects in sensitive locations, is as follows:Use a flat, small glue board. Place a penny in the four corners and one in the center of the glue. Place the flat, modified glue board upside down along the baseboard where
Anthrenus carpet beetle larvae.
Tom Parker
> On Oct 21, 2022, at 8:45 AM, Stephanie Langeveld
> wrote:
>
>
> Thank you, Joe! I've looked up some images and I can see the larvae of the
> carpet beetle in them.
> I'm slightly confused how they ended up in these particular depots, but at
>
Mice love to sneak into buildings at the corners of roll doors where they meet
the floor line. You should put glue boards flanking both sides of a roll door.
Tom Parker
> On Oct 20, 2022, at 2:33 PM, Alan P Van Dyke wrote:
>
>
> Gretchen offers some good advice. One thing I would add is
Oriental cockroaches do not have sticky pads on their feet. Therefore they
cannot climb smooth vertical surfaces. They usually enter a building via
unscreened floor drains, dry toilets, sinks, or showers. In libraries, I’ve
seen bookshelves placed over top of floor drains, which are therefore
Agree.
Tom Parker
> On Jun 30, 2022, at 4:24 PM, Dan Wixted wrote:
>
>
> Looks like an Indian meal moth to me.
>
> Dan Wixted
> Extension Support Specialist
>
> Cornell Cooperative Extension
> Pesticide Safety Education Program
> 135 CALS Surge Facility
> 525 Tower Road
> Ithaca, NY
You may be able to protect some of the animal mounts by rubbing silica gel dust
into the fur.
Tom Parker
> On May 31, 2022, at 2:44 PM, Leslie Ochoa wrote:
>
>
> Most of the damage has been on specimens on the open dioramas. A few rabbits
> and gophers have gotten hit.
>
> Leslie M.
Baby, corn, or olive oil works well without the possibility of toxicity.
Tom Parker
> On Oct 8, 2021, at 9:25 AM, Pollack, Richard J
> wrote:
>
>
> I agree that they’re likely phorid flies. Consider placing the puparia (on or
> off the glue trap) in a container that is secured with fine
Looks like an immature American cockroach.
Tom Parker
> On Aug 5, 2021, at 1:16 PM, Tocci, Genevieve Elizabeth
> wrote:
>
>
> It kind of looks like a baby cockroach to me, but 2mm sounds too small for
> that. I bet someone else will know better!
>
> Genevieve
>
>
American cockroaches have populated sailing ships since before Columbus.
They’ve never been credited with discovering any new lands or territories.
Tom Parker
> On Jun 25, 2021, at 11:31 AM, Anderson, Gretchen
> wrote:
>
>
> This is a good question. The color is good, and it does not look
This chemical, permethrin, has been used in all sorts of situations, including
treating military uniforms for lice, ticks, and mosquitoes. Go for it with
respect to vulnerable and valuable carpeting. Hope others in the museum
community see this interchange.
Tom Parker
> On Nov 24, 2020,
Quite often the wharf borer larvae infest pilings and buried structural
timbers. Since your basement is so deep into the earth, I wonder if pilings
were used originally to support the construction of the building. It’s a fairly
common construction technique.
The adults make their way
One should never use heat for taxidermy mount disinfestation. Heat solubilizes
fats and oils in the skins and ruins them. Freezing is acceptable.
Tom Parker
> On Sep 30, 2020, at 12:14 PM, Anderson, Gretchen
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jean,
>
> I do not have a recommendation as to a specific
I would guess larger yellow ants
Tom Parker
> On Sep 16, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Forrest St. Aubin
> wrote:
>
>
> It is difficult to count the antennal segments, but I feel that they are
> Pharoah ants.
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
>
>
> Original
Having worked on a freezer project for an infestation of bookworms in a large
library in the Mideast, freezer trucks capable of easily reaching minus 20 F
are available from a number of frozen food transportation and storage
companies. We rented one for less than $80 a day for our week long
The early in star cockroach is an Australian cockroach
> On Apr 27, 2020, at 8:40 AM, Dan Wixted wrote:
>
>
> Eliza,
>
> Picture 20 looks like it was a boxelder bug, and 24 is an earwig. Both are
> invaders, and the earwig suggests high moisture somewhere...perhaps mulch or
> leaf litter
s would come from
> the metal salts used for 'weighting' silk textiles in the 19th c..
>
> P. Storch
>
>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 3:35 PM 'Thomas Parker' via Museumpests
>> wrote:
>> Silk is not being eaten by silverfish. They are actually grazing on
-n.-sorkin
>
> The New York Entomological Society, Inc.
> www.nyentsoc.org
> n...@amnh.org
>
>
>
> From: 'Thomas Parker' via Museumpests
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:07 PM
> To: pestlist@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: [pestlist] Silverfish - Next Steps
&
You can also use cocktail or coffee stirrers to elevate the upside down glue
board off of the floor. Save your $.25.
Tom Parker
> On Jan 23, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Dee Stubbs-Lee
> wrote:
>
>
> Interesting! I have noticed that in some of my storage areas that are prone
> to silverfish, I
If you want, you can put a few flakes of goldfish food in the center of the
glue. The silver fish sense the odor from the fish flakes and readily climb
under the glueboard.
Tom Parker
> On Jan 23, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Dee Stubbs-Lee
> wrote:
>
>
> Interesting! I have noticed that in some of
Could a squirrel, raccoon, or other animal have been living in or near this
thing?
> On Jan 10, 2020, at 12:31 PM, Louis Sorkin wrote:
>
>
> “fungus gnats in late pupa stage”
> Stored indoors. Interestingly, those are fleas. I think cat flea which can be
> found on dogs, too.
>
> Louis N.
I was hesitant to say anything, but I thought they were fleas also.
Tom Parker
> On Jan 10, 2020, at 12:31 PM, Louis Sorkin wrote:
>
>
> “fungus gnats in late pupa stage”
> Stored indoors. Interestingly, those are fleas. I think cat flea which can be
> found on dogs, too.
>
> Louis N.
Looks like it might be a drugstore beetle. Definitely not a black carpet beetle.
Tom Parker
> On Jan 9, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Amanda Robinson
> wrote:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Our pest traps in a large, 19th Century apothecary cabinet have captured 6
> small beetles that look to me to be black
Regardless of knowing which particular species this is, freezing is definitely
warranted.
Tom Parker
> On Dec 31, 2019, at 2:13 PM, Stephanie Spence wrote:
>
>
> Hi Emily,
>
> Unfortunately, those look like webbing clothes moths to me. I've had to deal
> with them on taxidermy birds
Drywood termite pellets
Tom Parker
> On Nov 30, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Adrienne Dastgir
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi, all
>
> For several months our many exhibit hall has had carpet beetles. They go
> from lot to hardly seeing them. With the change in weather they are on the
> move or
The blonde ones are definitely drywood termite frass. The dark ones are a
little difficult to see the indentations, but they probably also are drywood
termite frass.
Tom Parker
> On Nov 26, 2019, at 2:26 PM, Voron, Joel wrote:
>
> Nikon stereo micro shows six sides. Thanks for the
The drugstore beetle eggs are already in the bait when you receive it from your
distributor. Seeing larvae and adults means the bait has been lying around for
a long time and has not been changed.
Tom Parker
> On Sep 26, 2019, at 4:38 PM, Christina M. Cain
> wrote:
>
> Georgia,
> Thanks
It definitely looks like some sort of dermestid larva, but it’s mired in glue
and difficult to determine.
Tom Parker
> On Sep 26, 2019, at 4:32 PM, Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E.
> wrote:
>
> Hello Ozge,
>
> It doesn’t look at all like what is referred to as a larder beetle on these
European hornet
> On Sep 26, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Jablonski, Megan T CIV USN (US)
> wrote:
>
> Can anybody help me identify this not so little guy? They come out at night,
> and are at least an inch in length.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Megan Jablonski
> Collections Manager
> Puget Sound
Once again. Another click beetle. They are flying to lights at night and then
crawling in under exterior doors.
Tom Parker
> On Sep 19, 2019, at 2:35 PM, Elle Friedberg
> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> We are looking to ID this beetle. Please let us know your thoughts.
> Thank you,
> Elle Friedberg
>
Have you considered Baygon cockroach bait?
Tom Parker
> On Aug 6, 2019, at 2:57 PM, jefctaylor wrote:
>
> Has anyone else dealt with the challenge of controlling roaches in areas that
> happen to display live insects? The keepers are understandably concerned that
> not-yet-dead roaches will
Probably nothing to do - ancient, random infestation.
Tom Parker
> On Aug 1, 2019, at 2:41 PM, 'Thomas Parker' via Museumpests
> wrote:
>
> Maybe a jumping spider retreat? Or another type of spider?
>
>
>> On Aug 1, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Ann Frisina wrote:
>
Most likely American cockroach.
Tom Parker
> On Aug 1, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Voron, Joel wrote:
>
> More specifically American Cockroach eggs
>
> Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
>
> Conservation Dept.
>
> Integrated Pest Management
>
> Office
Maybe a jumping spider retreat? Or another type of spider?
> On Aug 1, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Ann Frisina wrote:
>
> I have pest activity on a jingle shirt. The garment is constructed of cotton
> fabric, and metal jingle cones. No silk, hide, or wool is applied to it.
> Some of the tinkler
2 spider beetles
Tom Parker
> On Jul 30, 2019, at 12:21 PM, Watkinson, Gina M - (gwatkins)
> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I identified the small insect as booklice but I am not sure what kind of
> insects the other two are.
> Thank you all in advance for your help.
>
> Gina Watkinson,
Wharf Borer
> On Jul 30, 2019, at 9:13 AM, Pollack, Richard J
> wrote:
>
> That appears to be a soldier beetle. Most likely something that wandered
> inside and not a threat.
>
> Richard J. Pollack, PhD
> HARVARD UNIVERSITY
> Environmental Health and Safety (EH)
> Senior Environmental Public
Click beetle
> On Jul 12, 2019, at 2:56 PM, "jmcin...@famsf.org" wrote:
>
> Hello, All.
>
> I hope everyone is having a good Friday. I have two things I'd like to pose
> to the group:
>
> First, any thoughts on this beetle? It's body shape looked suspicious to me,
> however upon further
There may be a dry floor drain under some cabinetry. Heavy rains tend to
“flush” them out of the sewer system.
Tom Parker
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Katherine Fecteau wrote:
>
> Good afternoon,
>
> I noticed a substantial uptick in the number of American and Oriental
> cockroaches
Drione or Dri-Die are the brands used by the pest management industry.
Tom Parker
> On Jun 11, 2019, at 4:37 PM, Shannon Lindridge
> wrote:
>
> I know there is a food grade DE and DE for pools, not sure which is the right
> kind. I used food grade DE in my house when my cats had fleas. My
Click beetle. It was probably attracted to outdoor lights
> On Jun 11, 2019, at 10:24 AM, Laura Russman wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I was hoping someone could help me ID this beetle. We found it in one of our
> blunder traps today. It's about a half inch long.
>
> Is this just a common ground
I’m assuming the termites are Drywood termites. If so you can simply freeze the
frame. If they’re subterranean termites, once again you can freeze the frame
and treat the source in the building
> On May 23, 2019, at 9:20 AM, Todd Holmberg wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I wanted to run some
Ground beetle coming in from outdoors.
> On May 9, 2019, at 5:24 PM, 'Bastian, Marna' via Museumpests
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Wondering if anyone can identify this and tell me if it's a problem insect. I
> found two today.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Marna Bastian
> Museum Technician
> Stones
First one’s a click beetle and the rest are ground beetles. No threat to
collections, except their carcasses may provide fodder for carpet beetle
larvae.
Obviously walking in from outdoors. Tighten up your building with door sweeps
and copper wool gauze for other openings, especially around
It is very common for plywood to have infestation of powder post beetles.
Especially plywood made overseas and imported. Certain laminations will support
the powder post beetles.
Tom Parker
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 4, 2018, at 10:05 PM, Breitung, Eric
> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick
The dermestid larva looks like the Odd Beetle.
Tom Parker
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 30, 2018, at 12:59 PM, Kundishora, Abbie
> wrote:
>
> The last two images are definitely springtails – we’ve been seeing them all
> over our buildings (mostly office spaces) this summer. They eat
I assume you are talking about the mites.
Tom Parker
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 29, 2018, at 12:41 PM, Todd Holmberg wrote:
>
> Hello Pestlist,
>
> Today while checking a sticky trap, I saw a ground beetle next to a bunch of
> frass, and something that looked like potentially a
I agree, Tony
Tom
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 24, 2018, at 7:26 PM, "jmcin...@famsf.org" wrote:
>
> Thank you, Tony.
>
> That's good to hear (that it doesn't appear to be moth made).
>
> We'll be able to get a closer look and try to get to the bottom of it Monday.
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie
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