Re: [pestlist] Two id questions

I usually change my traps quarterly. I guess I should do it more often but can you tell me why this evidence means it was there for three months? Is it because of the life cycle of the carpet beetle? Thanks again. I learn so much from this list! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 10, 2017, at 8:44

Re: [pestlist] Two id questions

Betsy - By the way, the carpet beetle larvae feasted on a spider body, leaving some of the legs behind. The evidence means this glueboard was there for at least several months, if not more. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Betsy Bruemmer To:

RE: [pestlist] Two id questions

Interesting! Thank you. I do get a carpet beetle here and there but not very often. I have some dermestid traps as well, so I will also try placing those next to the sticky traps to see if I get any results. I don’t see damage on the artifacts but then it can be difficult to tell with history

Re: [pestlist] Help identifying larvae

Hi, Thank you to everyone who replied with the ID of the caterpillar, I did not realise that they moult their skin, fascinating! Hopefully it is a one off and not a sign of an infestation, I might try a couple of moth pheromone traps and see if any adult moths show up. Thanks again, Frances

Re: [pestlist] Help identifying larvae

Hi Frances, Yes this is most likely to be the larva of one of the 'house moths', possibly a tineid (Tineidae), but possibly an oecophorid (Oecophoridae). An interesting observation being that there is *one *caterpillar plus *two *head capsules - this frequently occurs with larvae stuck on