Graham Holloway (University of Reading) may have some stock in culture. Otherwise, in a couple of months there should be plenty of adults feeding on Asteraceae in gardens all over Britain. Good luck! Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 at 15:26, Ellis, Anais <anais.ellis...@ucl.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am hoping that someone may be able to offer some pest-related help. > > I am a student on the MSc Conservation for Archaeology and Musuems course > at University College London and am currently undertaking a placement year > at the Horniman Musuem and Gardens. I am hoping to do some research on > investigating > the efficacy of English pot marigold (*calendula officinalis*) essential > oil as a repellent against varied carpet beetles, *Anthrenus verbasci*. > Although > there is some skepticism of the effect of essential oils as repellents, I > feel there is a need to investigate alternatives to synthetic based > chemicals which could be an addition to IPM strategies. > > I was wondering whether anyone knows how best to source adult > *A.verbasci *in England in order for me to undertake some experiments? > > I would appreciate any help. > > Kind regards, > > Anais > > -- > 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/PR3PR01MB661839FCADCFFF53E0C85E6395AB9%40PR3PR01MB6618.eurprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PR3PR01MB661839FCADCFFF53E0C85E6395AB9%40PR3PR01MB6618.eurprd01.prod.exchangelabs.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/CAFWqZKO-VGKrUy_jhJQujr-%2B8XvizxqowDqXdFBAFA8TXTULMQ%40mail.gmail.com.
