Jodi, They appear to be ground beetles (Carabidae). There are more than 40K species described. The members of this group are opportunistic feeders. I anticipate the beetles (as well as the spiders) captured on the glue traps merely wandered in from outside. I anticipate that they pose no real risk to the museum.
-Rich Richard Pollack, PhD. CEO & Chief Scientific Officer IdentifyUS, LLC 320 Needham Street Suite 200 Newton, MA 02464-1593 ------------------ 617.600.6360 (W) 617.513.9266 (M) HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St., South Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu richard_poll...@harvard.edu On Oct 9, 2014, at 14:18, pestlist@museumpests.net wrote: > > Hello, > Can anyone identify the three different kinds of beetles in the attached > photos? And let me know if they are potentially harmful to any kind of museum > collection. > > Thank you! > > Best, > Jodi > Jodi C. DeBruyne > Curator of Collections & Exhibits > Juneau-Douglas City Museum > > > <BeetleID_01.jpg><BeetleID_02.jpg>