Greetings all – In Ellen’s otherwise great post, she suggested taking the casings to your local exterminator to identify the culprit. Based on my personal experience in another job, I can only assume she has FAR better educated exterminators than I ever did. Typically exterminators, or at least the guys who come out to spray, have no clue about the critters they are exterminating, beyond a very basic level of knowledge. I had to deal with a clothes moth infestation and they couldn’t ID the vermin. I got outside help to do it. Also, I had the devil’s own time trying to convince them to spray along the ceiling, rather than around the floor. (Clothes moths tend to go up towards the ceiling, when not chomping on your collection – a fact I learned with a little bit of research.) Anyway, the best answer, as others have suggested, is to check with your local Extension Service or see if a nearby state college or university has an entomology program that can help you. …and speaking of spraying, I believe the standard rule of thumb these days is to ONLY treat if your IPM program identifies a problem. Have a good weekend! Best, VivianLea VivianLea Stevens Curator, Old Barracks Museum 609-396-1776 -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ellen Carrlee Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 3:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: bug casings. <SNIP> You might consider taking sample bug casings to a university bug expert or even the local exterminator to identify the suspect. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).