American cockroaches have populated sailing ships since before Columbus. They’ve never been credited with discovering any new lands or territories. 😊 Tom Parker
> On Jun 25, 2021, at 11:31 AM, Anderson, Gretchen <anders...@carnegiemnh.org> > wrote: > > > This is a good question. The color is good, and it does not look like it has > been crushed by the book, so I suspect that the cockroach is relatively > recent. They like to crawl into tight spaces. When you find a specimen, look > at its color and how desiccated it is. The color may remain good if it has > not been exposed to light, however older specimens will be really dry and > fragile. Also, it is an adult. Look for damage typical to cockroach (or > whatever species you are looking at. Cockroaches will chew on paper and other > materials. They will also leave frass (droppings) behind. When you find a > suspected pest read up on the life cycle and habits. All of these pieces of > information will help you decide if it is recent or not. Also, place some > sticky traps out, and see if you have an active population. > > Gretchen > > From: 'Sampson, Amy' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 11:10 AM > To: pestlist@googlegroups.com > Subject: [PestList] Historic bug? > > Hello Again Everyone, > > Thanks to Stephan Biebl and Forrest St. Aubin for your IDs. > > I am interested to find out whether anyone has experience of finding what may > be historic specimens within collection material. Has anyone come across > anything like this before? The volume that it was discovered in dates from > 1743, so I am unsure as to whether this is likely to be contemporary to > object, or whether it is more likely a recent guest. If anyone has any > thoughts on this, I would be very interested to hear them. > > Many Thanks, > > Amy. > > > Amy Sampson | Associate Preventive Conservator > T: 020 3908 2435 | W: nationalarchives.gov.uk > Twitter: @UkNatArchives > The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU > > > Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > National Archives Disclaimer This email and any files transmitted with it > are intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom they are > addressed. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this email > in error, please notify the sender and delete the email. Opinions, > conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not > relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given > nor endorsed by it. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > 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/LNXP123MB376910B26B475CCFBACF8AAFB3069%40LNXP123MB3769.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM. > > > > The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only > for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is > prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and > delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views > expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. > -- > 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/MN2PR02MB6912860DC87C760AB3A3D618BC069%40MN2PR02MB6912.namprd02.prod.outlook.com. -- 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/4373C620-C91F-464A-AF6E-44A781FA49C8%40aol.com.
