[PestList] Help re: Potential Beetle Infestation

2022-07-05 Thread Amanda Robinson
Dear all, Myself and a conservation colleague have been monitoring the presence of carpet beetles in one of our storage spaces for the past 3 months. We initiated this monitoring process due to the discovery of a high volume of beetles present in this area at the very beginning of this year. The

Re: [pestlist] Assistance Identifying Moth

2020-04-22 Thread Amanda Robinson
of Natural History >> ------ >> *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf >> of Amanda Robinson >> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 4:24 PM >> *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* [pestlist] Assistance Identifying Moth >> >

Re: [pestlist] Assistance Identifying Moth

2020-04-14 Thread Amanda Robinson
pecies. It may be a causal invader. Could you give us an idea > of its size? > Gretchen Anderson > Conservator > Carnegie Museum of Natural History > -- > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf > of Amanda Robinson > *Sent:* Monday,

[pestlist] Re: Insect ID - Roly-Poly?

2020-02-10 Thread Amanda Robinson
Dear all, Thank you so much for your quick and helpful responses! Best, Amanda On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 5:46 PM Amanda Robinson < amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Would anyone be able to assist in identifying this insect our pest trap > captured this week? I could not f

Re: [pestlist] Re: Insect Identification and Treatment Recommendations

2019-12-20 Thread Amanda Robinson
> baseboards, etc > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 6:25 AM Amanda Robinson < > amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> My apologies for the poor quality image! I am resending as an attachment. >> I will try to get a better image later this morning

Re: [pestlist] Greenhouse Grown Poinsettas

2019-12-06 Thread Amanda Robinson
too much and > fungus gnats will certainly show up. Good luck with this journey. JTV > > > > > > > > *Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation* > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 > &

Re: [pestlist] Greenhouse Grown Poinsettas

2019-12-06 Thread Amanda Robinson
gt; > E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org > > > > > > > On Dec 5, 2019, at 5:39 PM, Amanda Robinson < > amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >  > Dear all, > > It is that time of year where planted poinsettias appear. These plants > left over

Re: [pestlist] Greenhouse Grown Poinsettas

2019-12-06 Thread Amanda Robinson
re > generating with their plants. Good luck. > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 5:39 PM Amanda Robinson < > amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> It is that time of year where planted poinsettias appear. These plants >> left over from a holiday

[pestlist] Greenhouse Grown Poinsettas

2019-12-05 Thread Amanda Robinson
Dear all, It is that time of year where planted poinsettias appear. These plants left over from a holiday party have been placed in our staff offices where we have a selection of works from the collection on display (no guidelines in place, but I am working on that). I of course asked for them to

[pestlist] RE: Treatment for red-legged Ham Beetles

2019-10-24 Thread Amanda Robinson
Follow-up from my previous post. We have determined to move forward with low temperature treatment for a 1 - 2 week period. However, I am concerned as our freezer appears to only be reaching temperatures of -10 degrees F and I am not sure this is sufficient? Is it possible for this to be

[pestlist] Treatment for red-legged Ham Beetle

2019-10-22 Thread Amanda Robinson
I am curious if others have come across the red-legged ham beetle (Necrobia rufipes) and can share the appropriate course of treatment. At the moment, our pest management provider has recommended two courses of action: argon treatment for at least 24 hours, or freezing for at least 48 hours. Both