[PestList] Webbing Clothes Moths for Science

2021-01-15 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi all, I am a PhD student looking into the biogeographic origins of our nemesis, the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella). Coming from a museum background, I understand the challenges and frustrations involved with the management of this pest. Unfortunately, our current knowledge of thi

Re: [PestList] Moth Identification

2021-04-09 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi Hannah, Your moth is most likely in the family Noctuidae, so not a problematic species for a museum. If its hindwings are yellowish, it could be a large yellow underwing. Best, Isabel Novick From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of hthoms4 Sent: Thursd

[PestList] Request for Webbing Clothes Moths

2021-07-12 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi again, folks, I hope you're all well and are successfully fighting the good fight against webbing clothes moths. If your institution has been doing battle with this pest species, please reach out! You may remember my first email sent several months ago, but if not, here is a refresher: I a

[PestList] Request for Moths

2021-11-17 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi pest people, You may remember some of my previous emails requesting webbing clothes moths from all over the globe. Here is one more! I am a PhD student at Boston University studying the biogeography and synanthropic evolution of the wcm. For a robust study, I need moth samples from all arou

Re: [PestList] Request for Moths

2021-11-18 Thread Novick, Isabel
R52KEjYOyocFdLmHzxSlmq1w&revid=0B9RkrFkmc8m5TEVtaTE3UnNlSnlXaDVwZDlQQ3BBM1N6RmxrPQ] On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 10:50 AM Novick, Isabel mailto:inov...@bu.edu>> wrote: Hi pest people, You may remember some of my previous emails requesting webbing clothes moths from all over the globe. Here is one more! I am a PhD s

[PestList] Re: Request for Moths

2021-11-18 Thread Novick, Isabel
amnh.org<mailto:n...@amnh.org> [cid:acef51ea-e050-47e0-baee-d7320a6cc235] ________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Novick, Isabel Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 10:50 AM To: Museumpests Subject: [PestList] Request for Moths EXTERNAL SENDER

[PestList] Re: Help with Kenyan insect i.d. please + question relating to webbing found on barkcloth

2022-03-29 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi Helene, I saw your email from the pestlist email chain. I am a PhD student at Boston University studying webbing clothes moths-- investigating their biogeography, evolutionary genomics, and speciation. Africa is the hypothesized origin of this species, and getting samples from the continent

[PestList] Re: Help with Caterpillar ID

2022-10-03 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hey Mary, Where did you find it? Was it on any kind of substrate or did you catch it on a sticky trap? Best, Isabel From: 'Mary Nicolett' via MuseumPests Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 3:48 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Help with Caterp

[PestList] Re: Help with Caterpillar ID

2022-10-03 Thread Novick, Isabel
ssage in error, please notify the sender immediately. From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Novick, Isabel Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 7:55 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Re: Help with Caterpillar ID Hey Mary, Where did you find it? Was it on an

[PestList] Re: Moth Experts please help

2022-11-17 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi Rachel, if you'd be willing to send more pics that would be helpful, but right now it looks to me like the Tineid Oinophila v-flava or the yellow v moth. They eat decaying plant matter, bark, stored food and apparently, wine corks. Do you have anything like that in your collection? They also

[PestList] Re: Moth Experts please help

2022-11-17 Thread Novick, Isabel
From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Novick, Isabel Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 7:24 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Re: Moth Experts please help External Hi Rachel, if you'd be willing to send more pics that would be helpful, but right now it looks to me like th

[PestList] Re: Moth Experts please help

2022-11-17 Thread Novick, Isabel
From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Novick, Isabel Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:01 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Re: Moth Experts please help Hi Rachel, While they are in the Tineidae family, they're in the Hieroxestinae subfa

Re: [PestList] Re: Moth ID

2023-05-01 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi Ashley, this moth looks a little too big to be a Tineid moth, I would guess that it's coming in from outside! Best, Isabel Novick From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of maggiewantschik Sent: Monday, May 1, 2023 3:34 PM To: MuseumPests Subject: [PestLi

[PestList] Re: ID request

2023-07-27 Thread Novick, Isabel
Hi Alexandra, That moth looks to me like a scarlet-winged lichen moth. They live outdoors and eat lichen. Beautiful! Best, Isabel From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Matt Daugherty Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2023 11:10 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com