[PestList] query re hairy pest, previous pestlist post

2024-01-10 Thread 'Lindsey Gibson' via MuseumPests
Good morning, I remember a post (in the last year or so?) about a hairy pest that could be confused with a woolly bear but which if I remember correctly is not a larvae but an adult insect. I think I may bave a couple of these on traps (in the UK). Does this ring a bell with anyone? I've tried

[PestList] SV: query re hairy pest, previous pestlist post

2024-01-10 Thread 'Simon Schölch' via MuseumPests
Dear Lindsey, I also remember being surprised about a confusing creature like that on PestList some time ago. Could it be that it was the bristly millipedes you were thinking of? Polyxenida - Wikipedia Order Polyxenida - Bristly Millipedes - BugGuide.Net

[PestList] RE: query re hairy pest, previous pestlist post

2024-01-10 Thread Anderson, Gretchen
Hi Lindsey, Could you please include a photograph? Wooly bear is a common name, used for a number of different insects. It usually refers to a larval form. Gretchen Anderson Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Preferred pronouns: she/her) anders...@carnegiemnh.o