May be infested by Anthrenus species like flavipes or verbasci On Fri, May 3, 2024, 7:43 PM Jasmine Heckman <jasmine.heck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello there, > > I visited a collection recently for the first time that generally does not > have a lot of individuals overseeing the materials. They have some > taxidermy bird mounts that have been losing a lot of feathers over the past > few years. I found some lovely little beds within the same space using the > feathers and lots of droppings and urine, but I don't know if the mice are > actually removing the feathers (vs. seizing the opportunity to cushion up > their beds for the night), if the feathers are naturally falling, or if > another pest is causing the destruction. > > The pictures are not great (no lighting in the space), but I am wondering > if in looking at these if anyone has any insight. I greatly appreciate > your help! > > Thanks, > Jasmine > > > > > > -- > 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/CA%2BL4N_9RVi7KUZ4hoxz%2Bk5f1qduyjsUtSTi8jTQpoustyfN47w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2BL4N_9RVi7KUZ4hoxz%2Bk5f1qduyjsUtSTi8jTQpoustyfN47w%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/CABYsyGWZAT-_QHxGoRhooFumgzXa%2BrTuEK_4zVok09L52oQ0vQ%40mail.gmail.com.
