The psocids in images 1 & 2 have much longer legs than the usual booklice ( *Liposcelis*) - they are likely to be *Dorypteryx*, which is regularly found in Museums, Art Galleries, etc., but does not appear to be as destructive as its cousins. Best wishes Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Thu, 5 Aug 2021 at 19:58, 'nicolefesta' via MuseumPests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Thank you both for your help! > On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 2:51:10 PM UTC-4 Pollack, Richard J wrote: > >> Critters on image 1 & 2 appear to be psocids (book lice). The wee beast >> in images 3 & 4 looks like an oribatid mite. >> >> >> >> >> >> *Richard J. Pollack, PhD* >> >> *HARVARD UNIVERSITY* >> Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) >> Senior Environmental Public Health Officer >> 46 Blackstone St. >> Cambridge, MA 02139 >> *Office*: 617-495-2995 <(617)%20495-2995> *Cell*: 617-447-0763 >> <(617)%20447-0763> >> *www.ehs.harvard.edu <http://www.ehs.harvard.edu>* >> >> richard...@harvard.edu >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From: *'nicolefesta' via MuseumPests <pest...@googlegroups.com> >> *Reply-To: *"pest...@googlegroups.com" <pest...@googlegroups.com> >> *Date: *Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 2:45 PM >> *To: *MuseumPests <pest...@googlegroups.com> >> *Subject: *[PestList] Unidentified pests >> >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> We've recently come across several pests that we are having difficulty >> identifying and could use your help. There are 4 pests, all from diferent >> traps - Please see photos below. Are we looking at the same pest for all >> of these, or are they different? The pests on trap image 1 and 2 look >> similar; while the pests on trap image 3 and 4 look similar. >> >> >> >> Thanks so much! >> >> >> >> Nicole Festa >> >> >> *Nicole Festa * >> Assistant Collection Manager >> Preservation and Collections Processing >> >> *The New York Public Library* >> Stephen A. Schwarzman Building >> 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 >> 917.229.9731 <(917)%20229-9731> | x39731 >> nypl.org >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nypl.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=-A7gcoKGNCEQ70xLIUbEP010l0aGQQWV9MDjGDDukuA&s=_BgDqnzISFGCGxO32NJxqSBPWE21PUj_3WlBg7QqAt0&e=> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Trap image 1* >> >> >> >> *Trap image 2** (dont mind the springtail)* >> >> >> >> *Trap image 3* >> >> >> >> *Trap image 4* >> >> -- >> 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+u...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/86da9974-0fd8-4a3b-9439-633f65b6dfd9n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_86da9974-2D0fd8-2D4a3b-2D9439-2D633f65b6dfd9n-2540googlegroups.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=-A7gcoKGNCEQ70xLIUbEP010l0aGQQWV9MDjGDDukuA&s=cQwTxzK4nppX0C-gb5unnxftiEj6653eDxiWF4EOBJA&e=> >> . >> >> -- > 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/55a54d9a-ba45-4f1e-b666-491a0cfdd892n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/55a54d9a-ba45-4f1e-b666-491a0cfdd892n%40googlegroups.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/CAFWqZKPWa0KO8eTA%2B3F3%2BUJiug7u4qYsB5%2BkChLJHnzr-3xN9Q%40mail.gmail.com.
