Hi Meghan Pest 2 is a small parasitic wasp, possibly Sceleonidae (but I'm not certain of that) Pest 3 is a young (just hatched) cricket, maybe *Acheta *(the House-cricket). Pest 1 is a mite - reminds me of Trombiculidae, but I can't be sure at this magnification. Best wishes Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 20:45, 'Meghan Brady' via MuseumPests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm hoping for some assistance with a few pests we have seen lately that > we haven't been able to identify (see attached images). We have seen a few > of the pest shown in Unidentified Pest 1 image in particular and they > always have that yellow around them. We haven't had luck identifying any of > these pests using the Seek or iNaturalist apps. Thanks for your help and > expertise! > > Best, > Meghan > > -- > > Meghan Brady (she/her) > Collection Manager, SASB > > Preservation and Collections Processing > > The New York Public Library > Stephen A. Schwarzman Building > > 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 > > Room 60B > 212-930-0077 | x20077 > > nypl.org > > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAJxGW7LLGR9_-ttoYZ0emisKBdYPP4eKnUygx0Mh4wdQsh0r3g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAJxGW7LLGR9_-ttoYZ0emisKBdYPP4eKnUygx0Mh4wdQsh0r3g%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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKPcFvqK0r-V-mkLEs7anV-0%3Dn5Dv1tGT16qMPba0jNmFQ%40mail.gmail.com.
