Corretcion.In my haste at days end I forgot the title : NPCA Field Guide to Structural Pests. There is no ISBN or Library of Congress #-strange? Len Hambleton - Objects Conservator North Carolina Museum of History 5 East Edenton Street Raleigh NC. 27601-1011 [log in to unmask] 919-715-0200 x244 "Information in the spirit of sharing,catch the wave!" Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy of my agency > -----Original Message----- > From: Len Hambleton > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 5:10 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Musem pests-Field Guide to > > This post in in reply to the museum staff in Alaska who were looking > for actual examples of powder post pests and other related anobids in > a slide or kit form. > Our state government has a great entomology department at North > Carolina State University and the staff very helpful even when I ask > dumb questions such as when an intern thought he'd had been bitten by > a wevil and swore the resultant rash was making him ill. I actually > got an answer to my question because I didn't know. And the answer was > no "not possible",just so I do not keep you all guessing. > > From our Structural Pest division of the Dept. of Agriculture I > learned about the following manual ; it"s pictorial plates show larvae > stages to the adult pest ,excellent biological cross section diagrams > and detailed information in such subheadings as : > recognition > similar groups > damage > biology habits > control > > Pest specie are: > Ants > Bees,hornets & wasps > Bloodfeeders > Cockroaches > Fabric and paper pests > Flies > Occaisonal Invaders > Spiders > Stored produce pests > Termites > Vertbrate pests > Wood -attacking fungai > Wood-infesting insects > Pesticide Reference charts,glossary and index naturally > > It costs appx$75.00 U.S. ( including supplements) and is available > from: > > National Pest Control Association > 8100 Oak Street > Dunloring Va 22027 > U.S.A Phone # 703-573-8330 Fax > 703-573-4116 > > So curl up by the fire and get aquainted! > Regards > > > Len Hambleton - Chief Conservator > North Carolina Museum of History > 5 East Edenton Street > Raleigh NC. 27601-1011 > [log in to unmask] > 919-715-0200 x244 > "Information in the spirit of sharing,catch the wave!" > > Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy of my > agency >