A belated BIG thank you for the information and id. Glad to hear that they are likely harmless, although an alarming number of them fled the pole once disturbed. As the cooler months have arrived, I was expecting to find hibernating beasts in the pole, all of them I recognized except this one.
So far so good. Thanks again, Claire J. Claire Dean Conservator Dean & Associates Conservation Services 3438 NE 62nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97213 USA Tel: 503-331-1972 E-mail: jclaired...@gmail.com "So when times are hard and life is rough, You can stick the kettle on and find me a cup" *Prof. Elemental* On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 2:46 PM, <pestlist@museumpests.net> wrote: > > Claire, > The creatures you imaged are adult bugs that appear consistent with those > of the family miridae. I anticipate these merely were hiding within cracks > or crevices of the cedar pole, and not infesting or damaging the item. The > creature you listed is a beetle. I think you might breath a sigh of relief. > Best regards, > Rich > > *Richard Pollack, PhD. <r...@identify.us.com> * > > *CEO & Chief Scientific Officer IdentifyUS, LLC* > 320 Needham Street > Suite 200 > Newton, MA 02464-1593 > ------------------ > 617.600.6360 (W) > 617.513.9266 (M) > <http://twitter.com/IdentifyUS> <http://twitter.com/IdentifyUS> > <http://www.facebook.com/IdentifyUS> <http://www.facebook.com/IdentifyUS> > <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-pollack/7/899/681> > <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-pollack/7/899/681> > <http://idmybug.tumblr.com/> <http://idmybug.tumblr.com/> > <http://quora.com/Rich-Pollack> > <http://quora.com/Rich-Pollack> <https://identify.us.com/> > <https://identify.us.com/support-topics/spec-eval-forms/spec-eval-form-en.html> > > <https://identify.us.com/support-topics/spec-eval-forms/spec-eval-form-en.html> > On Dec 22, 2014, at 13:28, pestlist@museumpests.net wrote: > > > Just found that the identification image library at musuempests.net is > not available and I was hoping to id these little critters. > > They are coming out of an old growth red cedar story (totem) pole recently > brought to a client's museum. > > The pole is currently being treated with BoraCare (which they clearly > don't like), but I would like to know what they are. The best I have > managed for myself is that they may be some form of *phymatodes > decussatum.* > > Many, many thanks for any suggestions. Scale is in millimeters. > > Claire > > > J. Claire Dean > Conservator > > Dean & Associates Conservation Services > 3438 NE 62nd Avenue > Portland, Oregon 97213 > USA > Tel: 503-331-1972 > E-mail: jclaired...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > "So when times are hard and life is rough, > You can stick the kettle on and find me a cup" > > *Prof. Elemental* > > <2014.008.001a_bugs_12.22.2014.jpg> > > > >
