The sticky trap has Sciaridae, aphids and thrips - shouldn't cause any problems as long as the bodies don't pile up. The major issue will be the Christmas pedants pointing out that the picture of the thrip is actually a picture of a thrips! Have a good holiday, everyone! Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Tue, 21 Dec 2021 at 15:32, Ariana Webber <amweb...@mit.edu> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > > > I was hoping for some help identifying the pests we found on our traps > recently. As some of you may remember we have some plants growing in our > galleries as part of an art piece. I have placed traps around the plants > at night and have been putting neem oil and diatomaceous earth down. We > are still fighting what I think is a fungus gnat problem and recently found > these small red bugs on our traps. Any ideas what they could be? I also > included a picture of what I am assuming are the fungus gnats. > > > > Should I be worried about these new red bugs? > > > > Thanks so much for all your help and advice and Happy Holidays! > > > > Best, > > Ariana > > -- > > Ariana M. Webber (she/her) > > Registrar for Exhibitions > > > > MIT List Visual Arts Center > > 20 Ames Street, Building E15-109 > > Cambridge, MA 02139 USA > > Office:617-253-6633 > > Mobile:503-991-2253 > > http://listart.mit.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/60012966-9216-462B-8656-BB9CBF289A6F%40mit.edu > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/60012966-9216-462B-8656-BB9CBF289A6F%40mit.edu?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/CAFWqZKPpYh6wtitw3H5%3D%2Bf0Wr33GA0QCzrZ64RU_17Sf3UNWqw%40mail.gmail.com.
