Hi Chris,
It's difficult to tell from these photos, but, to me, it looks like it might be
a webbing clothes moth. I can't see any specks or spots on the wings that are
more characteristic of casemaking or brown-dotted clothes moths (but that might
just be a result of the lighting/angles in thes
Hi Chris,
This definitely looks like a webbing clothes moth to me. I’m no expert, but as
we’ve been combatting an infestation of these little nuisances for 18 months
I’ve seen more than my fair share of this particular species. They also have
that characteristic reddish hair tuft, and the light
Chris-
The contents of the box might help point towards/rule out different
varieties. Did the material in the box contain wool/feathers/fur? It
definitely does resemble a webbing clothes moth. Maybe you have already
done this, but just to confirm, hopefully the contents of the box have
either b
Thanks for the reply Steph. It was the color of the wings that led me away
from webbing clothes moth. I would describe these moths as grey/brown with
an almost metallic quality. However, given the great variety in the living
world there may be webbing clothes moths that are grey.
Todd, they were i
I would be more inclined to think it is a casemaking clothes moth – Webbing
moths are lighter in color, more golden with a gold top-knot. These appear more
silvery. What was in the box and where did it come from?
Gretchen Anderson
Gretchen Anderson
Conservator
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Gretchen, thanks for that, I would describe the color as tarnished silver.
The contents of the box was a reverse glass painting and it came from a
residence that was described as somewhat dirty.
On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 3:04 PM Anderson, Gretchen <
anders...@carnegiemnh.org> wrote:
> I would be mo
Ok – sounds like they may have been just hitched a ride in the box. If you do
not have to keep the box don’t. If you have to keep it for context or what-
ever then freeze the box and clean it out the best that you can. Do not freeze
the reverse glass painting.
Good luck.
Gretchen
From: pestl
Gretchen, it's a Metal Edge box, no corrugation, but I will dispose of it
once I unwrap it. I was hoping to determine the life cycle of the pest and
keep it sealed long enough to know if anything else has hatched. No
freezing of the painting!
On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 3:12 PM Anderson, Gretchen <
an
Just seal it and keep it away from collectons for a while. Then you can see
what the life cycle is – or rather if there are any eggs. Then put it through
the freezer with out anything in it. Finally clean as thoroughly as you can.
Best of luck
From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of
We have noticed a larger than usual number of ants entering a collections area
from a crack under an exterior door. The best IPM solution is clearly to
request this crack be sealed, but until this repair can be made, is it a danger
to the collection to place ant bait traps inside the collections
Melissa,
I’d recommend that the crack be sealed. If there’s a delay, then deploy a line
of insect glue traps indoors around the crack to interdict any ants entering.
Have your pest control vendor treat outdoors as soon as possible.
Rich
Richard J. Pollack, PhD
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Environmental He
*Endrosis sarcitrella*, the White-shouldered House Moth
Tony
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On Fri, 28 May 2021 at 23:25, Elizabeth Korsmo
wrote:
> I found this mottled insect in one of the sticky traps today, but
Thank you!
On 05/28/2021 3:51 PM Tony Irwin wrote:
Endrosis sarcitrella, the White-shouldered House Moth
Tony
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