Thank you so much. We weren’t finding them in the lists of usual museum pests, so I was fairly certain that they weren’t too problematic, but I’m very glad to have an answer.
Cassidy Percoco (she/her) Collections Manager Fenimore Art Museum & The Farmers’ Museum PO Box 800 | 5798 SH 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-1494 From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Tony Irwin Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:06 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] ID assistance for two pests 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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKNxh-EB3E42RAWDV0Fa7sb6m4%3Dh-Hm7SDZmO-FzuT8-vg%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/BL0PR16MB22910AE760D4F6FEE6364680F2179%40BL0PR16MB2291.namprd16.prod.outlook.com.
