Re: [PestList] ID Help - Beetle and Larva

The larva has the characteristics of the Australian Carpet Beetle, *Anthrenocerus australis*. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 at 21:01, Derek Sikes wrote: > The adult beetle is a broad nose

Re: [PestList] ID Help - Beetle and Larva

The adult beetle is a broad nose weevil (not an indoor pest, an herbivore from outside). The larva is a dermestid (Family Dermestidae, common indoor pests). -Derek On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 11:08 AM jillbaron151 wrote: > Hi All, > > Looking for assistance in IDing a beetle and a larva. > > Thank

RE: [PestList] ID Help - Beetle and Larva

Weevil, perhaps? Dee Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, CAPC, FIIC Conservator New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2K 1E5 (506)643-2341 dee.stubbs-...@nbm-mnb.ca www.nbm-mnb.ca From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegro

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Great, thanks all! From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jef Taylor Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:25 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] ID Help I agree, these are cockroach nymphs. The abdominal prongs are called "cerci" by the way, good thing

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I agree, these are cockroach nymphs. The abdominal prongs are called "cerci" by the way, good thing to notice for identifications. On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:23 AM Eli Boyne wrote: > Hello All, > > > > We recently saw these two insects in one of our pest traps. They are about > 2 mm in size, and

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Hi Katey 17 and 19 show *Dorypteryx *- one of the stored product booklice that does have wings (albeit, they hop rather than fly). They are increasingly frequently found in art galleries and museums, but so far are not regarded as serious pests (unlike the wingless *Liposcelis *species). 12 and 14

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Springtail, I think an entomobryid. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired) Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Forensic Entomology Studies Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research [cid:91cdd41f-8f94-4851-873d-dbde1d231a49] Visiting Scientist | Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American Mu

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Hi Maddie, These look like springtails to me I think! Thanks He/Him Joseph Jackson Assistant Preventive Conservator National Museum Scotland, Chambers Street Edinburgh j.jack...@nms.ac.uk 07462911649 From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of maddie cooper

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Dr. Irwin, Thank you for your help! Best, Maddie On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 9:16 AM Dr Tony Irwin wrote: > The majority are Collembola (springtails), but there is also a thrips (on > the left-hand edge of the adhesive in photo 3). All visitors from outside, > and pose little threat to collections

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The majority are Collembola (springtails), but there is also a thrips (on the left-hand edge of the adhesive in photo 3). All visitors from outside, and pose little threat to collections. Regular, thorough cleaning of spaces will ensure they don't end up as food for *Anthrenus*. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin

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ntsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> n...@amnh.org<mailto:n...@amnh.org> [cid:c4121629-e669-478d-b805-532d56bd9f56] From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Stephanie Black Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 4:55 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subje

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Image4 definitely looks like a female odd beetle to me. The others could possibly be larvae. Best wishes, Stephanie From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kleard Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 12:37 PM To: MuseumPests Subject: [PestList] ID Help Hello All, I am attaching some photo

RE: [PestList] ID help needed - insect on (indoor) stone artifact

Hi Claire, It looks a but like a springtail to me when it comes to it’s shape, though the color is lighter than I see here. Ah crayon, I hope it comes off the stone artifacts at least as easy as it comes off my floors and walls. 😊 Best wishes, Genevieve ===

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Thanks Tony and all, that's a relief! Best wishes and hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and hopefully a better New Year. Laura > On 19 December 2021 at 21:01 Tony Irwin wrote: > > Hi Laura > It's a harvestman (Opiliones) - a harmless relative of spiders. Apart > from providing f

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Hi Laura It's a harvestman (Opiliones) - a harmless relative of spiders. Apart from providing food for *Anthrenus*, etc., they will do no harm. They prey upon small invertebrates. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524

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I would recommend the blunder traps everywhere until 4bweeksbafter trees are gone Sent from the all new AOL app for Android On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 12:17 PM, 'LAURA turner' via MuseumPests wrote: Hello all,  I wonder if anyone could help me id this? I think they came in with the Chris

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ubject: Re: [PestList] ID Help Debris. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: chris.niver To: MuseumPests Sent: Wed, Dec 1, 2021 5:03 pm Subject: [PestList] ID Help Hi All, I found this in a floor trap with a webbing clothes moth lure. It's 1mm in length. I debated with myself whether it

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Debris. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: chris.niver To: MuseumPests Sent: Wed, Dec 1, 2021 5:03 pm Subject: [PestList] ID Help Hi All, I found this in a floor trap with a webbing clothes moth lure. It's 1mm in length. I debated with myself whether it was some fiber like debris or

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It looks like plant material to me, and those "legs" are just fibers that have separated away from the main part of it. (looks to me like wood?) On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 5:03 PM chris.niver wrote: > Hi All, > > I found this in a floor trap with a webbing clothes moth lure. It's 1mm in > length. I

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ubject: Re: [PestList] ID Help EXTERNAL SENDER Thank you for the replies, everyone! I've looked into all suggestions and it seems closest to the click beetle. I will investigate it's introduction! Erin On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 1:01 PM Madeline Corona mailto:mcor...@getty.edu>>

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groups.com on behalf > of Pollack, Richard J > *Date: *Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 11:55 AM > *To: *pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *Re: [PestList] ID Help > > That’s consistent with an elaterid (click beetle). Could be an errant > invader from outside…. or

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Hi Erin, it’s really difficult with that damaged head, but my first thought was Anobium punctatum. Typical wingcovers with series of dots. Do you have wooden frames or shelves with exit holes? High moisture anywere? Best Stephan Mariabrunnweg 15 D-83671 Benediktbeuern i...@museumsschaedling

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, October 21, 2021 at 11:55 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] ID Help That’s consistent with an elaterid (click beetle). Could be an errant invader from outside…. or it could have derived from wood (if you have recent accessions of wood). Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVAR

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That’s consistent with an elaterid (click beetle). Could be an errant invader from outside…. or it could have derived from wood (if you have recent accessions of wood). Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46

Re: [PestList] ID help please boring beetles and ants

Jo- I'm by no means an entomologist, so I can't comment on ID, but this "Ant Guide" may help give details to zoom in on to rule some out and narrow the possibilities. https://pestcontrolsupplies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Ant-ID-Guide-from-Bayer.pdf -Todd On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 9:39 AM Jo B

Re: [PestList] ID Help-- bug and possible mold?

You may well be right Joel - I'm not familiar with camel crickets. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 at 17:19, Voron, Joel wrote: > How strange the leg coloration looks identical to that of a

Re: [PestList] ID Help-- bug and possible mold?

I have yet to witness a shield or stink bugs exoskeleton consumed by dermestids. 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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Fantastic photos,, Annika! What device are you using? Linda R On Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 6:36 AM Annika Sander < annika.san...@vestfoldmuseene.no> wrote: > Hei everyone, > > > > First of all: This list is gorgeous! Thanks everyone for sharing expertise > and knowledge and giving great advice for all k

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nsectslimited.com/food > > Pat > > > <https://xy314.infusionsoft.com/app/form/c9d55fc37d27412988d0f757b0e1ad71> > -- > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf > of Stephan Biebl > *Sent:* Friday, August 28, 2020 3:48 PM > *T

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d71> From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Stephan Biebl Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 3:48 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] ID help [EXTERNAL] Hi Lydia, it looks for me like a „Saw toothed Grain Beetle“ (=Stored Product Pest). If its Right, could be O. surina

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Hi Lydia, it looks for me like a „Saw toothed Grain Beetle“ (=Stored Product Pest). If its Right, could be O. surinamensis or mercator? More from the Ento-Experts ;-) Best, Stephan Stephan Biebl Pest Control Expert 83671 Benediktbeuern Germany www.holzwurmfluesterer.de Am 28.08.2020 um 21:36 sc

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Black locust leafminer looks like it...what do you guys think? Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org [X] On Jul 29

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My landscape IPM’s first guess I as a leaf hopper but the antenna don’t seem right. JTV 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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I think it's an adult moth of a leaf-mining species On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 1:19 PM Voron, Joel wrote: > > Got this tiny one from an employee they caught it on their desk and bagged > it alive in one piece. Really fast too. Non collection space. So tiny! .5m > x 2.5mm > > > > > > Joel Voron C

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Thanks to all of you who have responded. I'm always delighted at how generous you are with your time and expertise. Gretchen, the answer to your question is this is the first moth I've found but I recently increased the number of traps in this location so time will tell. Chris On Sat, Jul 11, 20

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The large spiders are males in 2 pictures. The modified palp can be seen in one picture. This is a spider of the family Agelenidae, most likely a species of Tegenaria. These are funnel web weavers, but males are out looking for females now. The small spider is a member of the family Oecobiidae.

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Greetings, The larger spiders are some sort of house spider, possibly Tegenaria domestica based upon the color bands on its legs. The smaller one would be a wall spider. Wall spiders are the sort that hide in crevices, cracks, and corners, and trap smaller pests that cross their paths. Both use

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Hi Chris, The moth in number 4 looks a lot like a clothes moth to me… I can’t be 100% sure, but it looks like a webbing clothes moth. https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Webbing-Clothes-Moth-10-21-19.pdf https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Casemaking-Clothes-Moth.pd

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: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [PestList] ID Help Hi Chris, The moth in number 4 looks a lot like a clothes moth to me… I can’t be 100% sure, but it looks like a webbing clothes moth. https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Webbing-Clothes-Moth-10-21-19.pdf<ht

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Thanks Alan and Dan, I should have done a little research on springtails before putting that suggestion out there. It could be a moth but I would be surprised if the wings were in very bad shape because that trap was empty 2 weeks ago. The drain fly was not near a bathroom or any kind of water so

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Hi Chris, 005 is a drain moth. That could indicate a high moisture area. When I find them it's usually around a bathroom. I see the same exact spiders in my traps. I assume 001 and 002 are some sort of wolf spider, and possibly the same with 003. The spiders themselves aren't pests, but what

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.com Subject: Re: [PestList] ID help Sorry, looks nothing like a clerid. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired) | Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th S

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tsoc.org/> n...@amnh.org<mailto:n...@amnh.org> From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Pat Kelley Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 4:47 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] ID help EXTERNAL SENDER It is one of several beetles that falls

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mnh.org<mailto:n...@amnh.org> From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Forrest St. Aubin Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 3:43 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [PestList] ID help EXTERNAL SENDER It closely resembles a redlegged ham beetle (Necro

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umpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Minute-Brown-Scavenger-Beetle.pdf >> -- >> *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf >> of Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E. >> *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2020 2:39 PM >> *To:* pestlist@googleg

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oglegroups.com on behalf > of Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E. > *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2020 2:39 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [PestList] ID help > > > [EXTERNAL] > > That is certainly what I refer to as the Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle in >

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From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E. Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 2:39 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [PestList] ID help [EXTERNAL] That is certainly what I refer to as the Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle in our

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It closely resembles a redlegged ham beetle (Necrobia rufipes); a stored product pest. Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE Consulting Entomologist 12835 Pembroke Circle Leawood, Kansas 66209 Phone: 913.927.9588 E-mail: forr...@saintaubinbce.com Website: www.saintaubinbce.c

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What type of space and is there an outside wall or door? Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org [X] On May 29, 2020

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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

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Gone back to my books after the Euro hornet IDs and I sheepishly concur. On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 4:16 PM 'Thomas Parker' via Museumpests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > European hornet > > On Sep 26, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Jablonski, Megan T CIV USN (US) < > megan.jablon...@navy.mil> wrote: > >

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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

RE: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [pestlist] ID Help please

These things are HUGE though, and come out at night. My initial thought was European Hornet, but I’m no entomologist! From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jef Taylor Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:14 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [pestlist] ID

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It's a yellowjacket, probably there's a nest somewhere in a wall void and they are crawling around until they find an opening, then they come out and die of dehydration. Looks like Vespula sp., probably a german or western yellowjacket. On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 2:14 PM Jablonski, Megan T CIV USN (U

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Thank you so much! I'll try to catch some exemplars myself and will post better images! Regards, Marco On Thu, 23 May 2019, 14:27 'bugman22' via Museumpests, < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Subterranean termites. > > > > -Original Message- > From: Marco Di Bella > To: pestlist > S

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Subterranean termites.   -Original Message- From: Marco Di Bella To: pestlist Sent: Thu, May 23, 2019 7:07 am Subject: [pestlist] ID help required Hi Pestlisters,I would very much appreciate your help in identifying these insects actually thriving in an archive in southern Italy. Image

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; > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Pollack, Richard J > *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:11 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] ID help > > > > Alan, > > That is a hemipteran. It se

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...@historicnewengland.org<mailto:aosg...@historicnewengland.org> From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pollack, Richard J Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:11 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [pestlist] ID help Alan, That is a hemipteran. It seems

Re: [pestlist] Id help: Frass and other un'id substance

Hi, You could do a solvent test to see if it has a synthetic component. If it dissolves in acetone or toluene, it is most likely not insect-related. Linda Roundhill Art and Antiquities Conservation LLC On Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 9:21 AM Fusco, Maria Hello all, > > Hoping someone with more expertise

RE: [pestlist] Id help: Frass and other un'id substance

This is likely to be an old infestation. If there are old tunnels and damaged wood, when the piece is moved around vibrations shake some of the old frass and detritus loose. This happens fairly frequently with a few of our older pieces. An older method for “fixing” bore holes used to be to plug

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Alison, these are good photos of the Odd Beetle (Thylodrias contractus) larva. Best regards and Happy New Year! Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE Consulting Entomologist 12835 Pembroke Circle Leawood, Kansas 66209 Phone: 913.927.9588 E-mail: forr...@saintaubinbce.com Web

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Yup.  An odd beetle larva. Tom Parker  -Original Message- From: ALISON CASTANEDA To: pestlist Sent: Thu, Jan 3, 2019 9:24 am Subject: [pestlist] ID Help Happy New Year All, This insect was found on a blunder trap in the museum's photography studio.  I suspect it may be an Odd Beetle lar

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Hi Megan 301 and 303 are *Stegobium paniceum* (drugstore beetle or biscuit beetle). 302 is a *Liposcelis *species (booklouse) Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On 16 August 2018 at 15:41, Jablonski, Megan T CIV NHHC