Thank you for that resource, Robin! I will make sure to share if we decide to move on researching this. We are currently on another project using native plant extracts for Tricorynus herbarius, but I will make sure we have this mapped as a potential line of investigation. Best, Angelica
On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 12:10, 'Robin F Hazen' via MuseumPests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Angelica, I would love to hear of any further research you might carry > out! I believe humidity would not reactivate any of the cues which carrion > insects would respond to. After the remains are dessicated and naturally > mummified, the chemical compounds of decomposition should be gone as well. > Humidity on already-mummified remains would cause mold and other > problems found in untreated leather or hair-based items. This research > article provides more information relating to the chemical signals which > attract insects to decomposition. Thank you for posting this interesting > topic. Best wishes! > https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.25.919696v1.full > > On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 12:46 PM Angelica Isa-Adaniya <a.isa14...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thank you for your thoughts, Robin and Tony! I guess I was also concerned >> that if these bundles became humid, that it would "reactivate" the >> possibility of fresh carrion insects showing up on them. We will have to be >> very observant. >> >> I'll let you know if we carry out further research on this and what we >> find. >> Best wishes, >> Angelica >> >> On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 10:16, 'Robin F Hazen' via MuseumPests < >> pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> I would assume *C. macellaria *and *Dermestes maculatus are f*eeding on >>> the protein of the natural mummy bundle. The others are probably >>> incidental, as they would require actively decomposing remains. Very >>> interesting question! >>> >>> Robin >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 10:48 AM Angelica Isa-Adaniya < >>> a.isa14...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear everyone, >>>> I have a question about old, presumably dried up and naturally >>>> mummified human remains. >>>> If I find flies normally associated with decomposing matter such as *Musca >>>> domestica, Chrysomya albiceps *and *Cochliomyia macellaria*, and we >>>> are in a relatively rural area, should I be concerned that they might be >>>> getting to some packaged up funerary bundles? Or are they more likely just >>>> flying in from outside? >>>> >>>> We found adult *M.domestica and C. albiceps* out in the open, but the *C. >>>> macellaria *was one larva and one pupa on a mummy bundle as well as >>>> one larva and one adult hide beetle *Dermestes maculatus* on a mummy. >>>> Am I correct in assuming they're feeding on the remains? >>>> >>>> Thank you for any pointers on this. >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Angelica >>>> Pachacamac Museum - Lima, Peru >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjX-kK5MAR8YwadTsLAbWqzHvqmcx4yNn38rFv%3DEZU%2BmQQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjX-kK5MAR8YwadTsLAbWqzHvqmcx4yNn38rFv%3DEZU%2BmQQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Robin Hazen >>> >>> Preservation Specialist >>> >>> Binghamton University Libraries - Preservation Unit LS2525 >>> >>> 607-777-6220 >>> >>> rha...@binghamton.edu >>> >>> -- >>> 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANQ-UxStpEq-Q-6rSsKuUt5NCG00ft4H2Mn0yWCoeCnPfrw8%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANQ-UxStpEq-Q-6rSsKuUt5NCG00ft4H2Mn0yWCoeCnPfrw8%3Dg%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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjURNUmYkJ%3DaqrgcQk4e2McmjEcb0QcQ7n6cL9rz6qjD%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjURNUmYkJ%3DaqrgcQk4e2McmjEcb0QcQ7n6cL9rz6qjD%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Robin Hazen > > Preservation Specialist > > Binghamton University Libraries - Preservation Unit LS2525 > > 607-777-6220 > > rha...@binghamton.edu > > -- > 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANQ-UxThkgXc7UrYyxSH4OKxie7mqV4QAZStrOOL2g11EHVQCg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANQ-UxThkgXc7UrYyxSH4OKxie7mqV4QAZStrOOL2g11EHVQCg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. 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