[PestList] Booklouse Help

2024-11-11 Thread rice...@purdue.edu
Hello, In an exhibit space I monitor, we are finding high numbers of these barklouse (or at least what I presume to be). In less than a week, we found 10 on a single blunder sticky monitor. The space is on the third floor of a historical building that has had many renovations. The collection o

RE: [PestList] Help with solution for finding traces of activity

2024-11-11 Thread 'Helen Barnes' via MuseumPests
I recently came across an unmounted herbarium specimen with same pattern of burrowing/feeding on the paper enclosing the specimen. Although it appears the infestation had not been active for decades, I did find frass and cigarette beetles with the specimen. The specimen was placed in the freezer

Re: [PestList] Help with solution for finding traces of activity

2024-11-11 Thread Thor Minnick
I would suggest drywood termites. ___ D. Thor Minnick 913 Waimanu Street Honolulu, HI 96814-3317 808 597 8142 http://www.minnickassociates.com > On Nov 11, 2024, at 7:20 AM, Patrick Nowacki wrote: > > Hello, > I was shown two volumes that have

Re: [PestList] Help with solution for finding traces of activity

2024-11-11 Thread 'Thomas Parker' via MuseumPests
I do not agree. Drywood termites would tunnel right through all the pages not just be limited to the inside cover.Tom ParkerOn Nov 11, 2024, at 1:44 PM, Thor Minnick wrote:I would suggest drywood termites. ___D. Thor Minnick913 Waimanu StreetHonolulu, HI 96814-3317808 597 8142http