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Fritz's report is an eye-opener. Fascinating.
Donna
On 2020-05-15 3:31 a.m., Randy Lauff wrote:
> Neat report, Fritz. How long do you keep the material under observation?
>
> If you get more fleas from the mammal nests, I'd like to have some for
> the StFX collection!
>
> Randy
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> On Thu., May 14, 2020, 4:08 p.m. Fritz McEvoy,
> <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com <mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> Last fall (Oct. 28, 2019) when I cleaned out my Tree Swallow and
> Red/Flying Squirrel nest boxes I kept the 18 nests to see if any
> moths would appear this spring. I stored each nest in a clear 10lb
> poly bag (ordinarily used to store fruit in the freezer) and blew
> them up and knotted the top to keep the bag expanded. The nests
> were stored in my basement (cool and dark) for the winter checked
> and reinflated periodically. No moths were in the nest when first
> checked but there were a few spiders, sow bugs, flies and lots of
> fleas.
> The only moth that came out last fall was a single geometer
> called /Cyclopedia//perpendicular///(Sweetfern Geometer Moth) - in
> a squirrel nest. I dismissed it as an accident as this species is
> not found in bird nests. The nest was fresh and the moth pupae
> likely arrived attached to the grass brought into the nest by it's
> builder.
> Nothing new appeared until this week (May 12th) when a number (6
> so far) tiny moths appeared on the sides of two of the nest bags .
> They turned out to be/Monopis laevigella/ a species commonly found
> in birds nests but rarely collected for just that reason. I expect
> there may be more moths in the nests but who knows.
> I caught another moth species /Tinea pellionella /(Casemaking
> Clothes Moth) in my bathroom on April 20th but it was expected. I
> found its case (what the moth larvae lives in) on a wool suit last
> fall (Sept. 06, 2019).
> It's snowing here at the moment so winter is still hanging on up
> here in the highlands. All the best.
> Fritz McEvoy
> Sunrise Valley CB (near Dingwall)
>
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<p>Fritz's report is an eye-opener. Fascinating. <br>
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<p>Donna<br>
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4:08 p.m. Fritz McEvoy, <<a
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All, </div>
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Last fall (Oct. 28, 2019) when I cleaned out my
Tree Swallow and Red/Flying Squirrel nest boxes I
kept the 18 nests to see if any moths would appear
this spring. I stored each nest in a clear 10lb
poly bag (</span>ordinarily<span
style="font-size:12pt"> used to store
</span>fruit in the freezer) and blew them up and
knotted the top to keep the bag expanded.<span
style="font-size:12pt"> The nests were stored in
my basement (cool and dark) for the winter checked
and reinflated
</span>periodically<span style="font-size:12pt">. No
moths were in the nest when first checked but
there were a few spiders, sow bugs, flies and lots
of fleas.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">
The only moth that came out last fall was a
single geometer called </span></font><font
face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><i>Cyclopedia</i><span
style="font-style:italic;font-size:12pt"> </span><i>perpendicular</i><span
style="font-size:12pt"><i> </i>(</span></font><font
face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sweetfern
Geometer Moth) - in a squirrel nest. I dismissed
it as an accident as this species is not found in
bird nests. The nest was fresh and the moth pupae
likely arrived attached to the grass brought into
the nest by it's builder.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">
Nothing new appeared until this week (May 12th)
when a number (6 so far) tiny moths
</span>appeared<span style="font-size:12pt"> on the
sides of two of the nest bags . They turned out to
be<i> Monopis laevigella</i> a species commonly
found in birds nests but rarely collected for just
that reason. I expect there may be more moths in
the nests but who knows.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">
I caught another moth species <i>Tinea
pellionella
</i>(Casemaking Clothes Moth) in my bathroom on
April 20th but it was expected. I found its case
(what the moth larvae lives in) on a wool suit
last fall (Sept. 06, 2019).</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">
It's snowing here at the moment so winter is
still hanging on up here in the highlands. All the
best.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">
Fritz McEvoy</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">
Sunrise Valley CB (near Dingwall)</span></font></div>
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