Re: [PestList] RE: Humane mouse traps

2024-08-07 Thread Jo O
The type that flip a door closed works with some mice but keep away from any interference. If the mice escape once they do not enter again. Also learned a bit of cinnamon roll works well to bring them into the trap. On Wed, Aug 7, 2024, 9:32 PM Eileen Procter wrote: > Hi Helen, > > > > We use a

[PestList] Bug embedded in back of Roman Mosaic

2024-06-11 Thread Jo O
Hi I am cleaning a shattered wall mosaic in Macedonia to piece together. Embedded in the mortar back of the Roman time period is this bug or bugs? Any ideas on what bug was caught in the wet mortar? ~ jo lynne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPe

Re: [PestList] Re: Spider identification help

2024-05-07 Thread Jo O
I believe it to be a wolf spider. They are very similar. The wolf however is hairy like this one where the brown recluse is very smooth and lacks the hairiness. On Tue, May 7, 2024, 12:50 PM Stephen Gossow wrote: > Brown Recluse > > [image: Text Description automatically generated with low confi

Re: [PestList] Anyone have ideas on what could be damaging these taxidermy mounts?

2024-05-03 Thread Jo O
Yes I agree with Maggie.There is small pestilence afoot. The owl feather removable however could very likely be done by the mouse. I have seen similar feather damage in their pursuit of nest building. ~ jo lynne On Fri, May 3, 2024, 11:25 AM Magdalena Wantschik wrote: > On the owl at least, it l