Re: [pestlist] Beetle ID

2017-10-04 Thread RJPollack
This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- That appears consistent with an adult ground beetle (Carabidae). It

Re: [pestlist] beetle ID?

2016-08-31 Thread bugman22
The two on the left are ground beetles in the family Carabidae. The one on the right is a click beetle in the family Elateridae. They are outdoor beetles. It is obvious they are flying to lights affixed to your building and then walking in under doors and through other openings. Change your

RE: [pestlist] beetle ID help needed

2016-07-08 Thread Dee Stubbs-Lee
...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of bugman22 Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 9:37 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] beetle ID help needed This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net

RE: [pestlist] beetle ID help needed

2016-07-08 Thread Dee Stubbs-Lee
...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Insect Identification Services Ltd Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 7:26 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] beetle ID help needed This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to

Re: [pestlist] beetle ID help needed

2016-07-08 Thread Insect Identification Services Ltd
This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- ​Megan is correct - the first trap is one of the Rove beetle specie

Re: [pestlist] beetle ID help needed

2016-07-07 Thread bugman22
This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- Dee - What you are catching on your glueboards means one thing;

RE: [pestlist] beetle ID help needed

2016-07-07 Thread Jablonski, Megan T CIV NHHC, NUM
This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. --- Disclaimer: I am not an entomologist. However, I have found these p

Re: [pestlist] Beetle (?) ID help

2015-05-05 Thread pestlist
trap 302 looks like a furniture carpet beetle On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 12:10 PM, wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I found some mysterious insects in the traps today, and I was hoping for > some help in identifying them. The only pest I can clearly identify is the > spider in Trap 206. Does anyone h

Re: [pestlist] Beetle ID

2014-10-10 Thread pestlist
Jodi, The carabids (ground beetles) will cause no direct damage to collections materials, however, they usually die in places that may be difficult to reach when cleaning. Their carcasses potentially provide food for several species of dermestid beetles. It is good practice to routinely clean

Re: [pestlist] Beetle ID

2014-10-10 Thread pestlist
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 r