RE: [PestList] ID help

That is certainly what I refer to as the Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle in our traps, so if it is not I would love to hear! Great photo! Genevieve = Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Div

[PestList] RE: Debris Question

Hello, This looks a lot like scales from conifer trees. They cover the new growth and then fall off. Sometimes they are around male cones as well. I could be wrong, but that is what is looks like to me Good luck Genevieve = Genevieve E. Tocci (sh

RE: [pestlist] Report on arthropods caught inside museum

I don’t know of any but would also be very interested in these publications! Best of luck Derek! Genevieve = Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A.

[pestlist] RE: Fuzzy striped insect

Looks like a springtail. https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Springtail.pdf Best, Genevieve = Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138  U.S.A.

[pestlist] RE: Pest ID

I agree that the individual leg looked cricket-like, but someone else will hopefully know more. Good luck Genevieve = Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

RE: [pestlist] Freezer Datalogger: Recommendations?

Hi Julie, I do not know a datalogger, but there are certainly sensors used in lab freezers like the -80C so maybe VWR or some lab research company will have what you need. Ours are all on alarms and those link up to the facilities and the lab managers even get phone calls if they fail. Good lu

RE: [pestlist] Greenhouse Grown Poinsettas

I worked in a greenhouse some years ago and crickets would be the least of my concerns. Commercial greenhouses should be better than where I was, but plants are plants regardless of where they are grown and the concerns remain the same. People just like excuses for colorful things they like this

[pestlist] RE: an entomological request--for educational purposes

Dear Nezka, If you are looking for specimens for display for an exhibition I recommend contacting a natural history museum that does loans for exhibition. I am not sure what is right in St. Louis, but the Field Museum is relatively close for loan shipments and they may have specimens they are w

RE: [pestlist] Pest ID

American cockroaches? Young ones… = Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484 glewi...@oeb.harvard.edu

[pestlist] RE: Moth ID

Hi Joel, I’m hoping my reply will spur some additional responses from the list. 😊 It looks pretty dark for a Tineola bisselliella (Webbing clothes moth) but it seems to have similar features. I think the Brown House Moth has more spots, but if not it may be a good match? I hope it is nothing t

[pestlist] RE: ID an unknown larva and carpet beetle larva problem

Hello Ozge, It doesn’t look at all like what is referred to as a larder beetle on these websites to me: https://extension.umn.edu/insects-infest-products-and-houseplants/larder-beetles https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/larder-beetle https://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/larder-beetle To

RE: [pestlist] Mites in collection

We also have similar things we call clover mites, though they might be velvet mites as Jeffrey suggested. This time of year I get them anywhere near a window, regardless of it is closed. Sometimes if the frames have degraded around windows that cannot open we still get them. Hope this is all i

RE: [pestlist] Freezing as treatment/prevention

Hello Katy, I cannot comment on the effectiveness of killing those specific pests in a -15C with a double freeze. I do want to warn strongly against putting dry ice in your freezer! Please read any material safety sheets related to this and ask an EH&S expert, but my understanding is that dry

RE: [pestlist] Freeze once or freeze twice?

As Rich pointed out, we also had trouble with Odd Beetle eggs on herbarium sheets. We froze a temperature of at least -20C if not -25C and our thaw did not effect internal box temperatures. Even after 4 weeks we would have larvae hatch out after being at room temperature for something around a w

[pestlist] RE: Two critters to ID

Hi Brenna, I am sure others will weigh in, but it looks like an odd beetle larva and an adult female odd beetle to me. Good luck! Genevieve = Genevieve E. Tocci Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge,

RE: [pestlist] Re: In-situ heat treatment of bird diorama - thoughts?

Hi Mike, I have no advice on the anoxia problem. Maybe if you were doing it in a bubble or special room somewhere it would be less problematic? I wish we could offer our freezer, but we are a bit too far to travel for you. I agree that the adults 1-3 and larvae 1 look like Anthrenus verbasci (V

RE: [pestlist] Drugstore Beetle Identification

Hi Alison, I am sure someone else with more experience will weigh in, but I think you are correct. I often have a hard time between cigarette and drugstore beetles and I have to double check this page to see which one has the inflated ends of their antennae. (Drugstore beetles do!) http://entn

[pestlist] RE: Museum Pest Software

Hi Dawn, A lot of your needs will depend on the size of your institution, the scope of your collections/concerns, what kind of data and reporting you want, your tech skills, and your budget. In addition to the generous help offered by the list I will add: * There is some general informati