Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PestList] Effects of Bat Guano on Musical Instrument Collections

2024-03-14 Thread Sarah Cohen
Hello Fran, Thank you, for your response to my email. How would we (myself-collections manager and the conservator) go about cleaning the bags, and the instruments? In the past when empty cases were removed from this building they were extensively cleaned with a commercial solution and vacuumed be

[PestList] RE: Help IDing small beetle

2024-03-14 Thread Dan Wixted
Sara, This looks a lot like a tarnished plant bug...can be a pest of strawberries and other plants. Dan Wixted Extension Support Specialist Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program 135 CALS Surge Facility 525 Tower Road Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu

[PestList] Re: Help IDing small beetle

2024-03-14 Thread Pollack, Richard J
Those are not beetles, but rather true bugs (hemiptera). I’m sure others familiar with the fauna in your area can offer a better guess as to the exact kind. Richard J. Pollack, PhD Senior Environmental Public Health Officer Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) | Harvard Campus Services 46 Blac