Thank you Linda for your valuable information. Warm regards Wajeeda
On Sun, 9 Feb. 2020, 1:14 am artsroundhill ., <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm. I am not an entomologist, but they look like clothes moths to me, > though pretty dessicated. Curious to find two that just happened to die in > the same empty jar. Since adults are looking for a food source to feed > their larvae so they can lay their eggs near it, perhaps they were drawn to > something that once was in the jar and absorbed into the pores. Otherwise > it might indicate a serious infestation. I would search collections for > more possible evidence. Is it possible that the jar contained the moths > before it came into the collection? > Clean the jar well in case they laid eggs in it. Not likely that there are > any viable eggs, but a good precaution. > Good luck, > Linda > > Art and Antiquities Conservation LLC > Woodinville, WA > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 4:42 AM wajeeda tabassum <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Can you please help me identify the insect. I found them in one of the >> ceramic jars. >> >> Photos attached >> >> Thank you >> >> Warm regards >> Wajeeda >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Museumpests" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAEVMzbywiMun0PyKnC9GCrebJAiAJ7YAXeX2NPwaf4Q5%3DaQbOA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAEVMzbywiMun0PyKnC9GCrebJAiAJ7YAXeX2NPwaf4Q5%3DaQbOA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAL5sHxe%2B89Xd%2B53c%2BjkjQPwEi_8OpTqSfZqVTkK%3DGA%3DkMWdPmw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAL5sHxe%2B89Xd%2B53c%2BjkjQPwEi_8OpTqSfZqVTkK%3DGA%3DkMWdPmw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAEVMzbwWObx6zXXErS5N%2BeQF8z-zbM0srva28j%3DR1PM%3DqFz8jQ%40mail.gmail.com.
