The first is a ladybug beetle (Coccinellidae), which appears to have provided lunch for an *Anthrenus *larva, or possibly a pest moth caterpillar. The second is a hoverfly (Syrphidae) in the genus *Sphegina *- another accidental visitor. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 19:16, Cassidy Percoco <c.perc...@fenimoreart.org> wrote: > Hello! > > > > This afternoon we found two pests near wooden objects. Pest 1 (which was > very desiccated and fell apart when bagged) seemed to have fallen out of a > bird decoy, but with no pest holes visible in the decoy we’re assuming it > came from the hole that’s used to keep it on the display post. We have some > speculation that it’s a ladybug, but the wing cases seem too narrow to me > for that. Pest 2 was lying on a plinth next to a cigar store figure that > has some crumbling to it – unclear if there is pest damage or if it’s just > a condition issue. > > > > Thank you for any help you can give! > > > > *Cassidy Percoco *(she/her) > > Collections Manager > > Fenimore Art Museum & The Farmers’ Museum > > PO Box 800 | 5798 SH 80 > > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > > (607) 547-1494 > > > > -- > 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/BL0PR16MB22917E0C37E3636966EB08A5F2169%40BL0PR16MB2291.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR16MB22917E0C37E3636966EB08A5F2169%40BL0PR16MB2291.namprd16.prod.outlook.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/CAFWqZKNxh-EB3E42RAWDV0Fa7sb6m4%3Dh-Hm7SDZmO-FzuT8-vg%40mail.gmail.com.
