Thank you Tony & Casey! I will definitely be investigating this further and see if I can pinpoint a source.
All my best, Crista On 6 September 2018 at 11:46, Tony Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Crista > You are right to question their identity. Although they are superficially > similar to *Anthrenus verbasci* (Varied Carpet Beetle), these are *Anthrenus > coloratus* (Asian Carpet Beetle). The scales on the back are much broader > than those of *verbasci*. Like *A. verbasci* they like to feed on dried > insects, but will attack other organic materials. It's worth checking > vulnerable material in the storeroom and adjacent voids to pinpoint where > they are breeding. > Tony > > > Dr A.G.Irwin > 47 The Avenues > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > Norwich > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > Norfolk NR2 3PH > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > England > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 > > On 6 September 2018 at 15:20, Crista Pack <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning, >> >> I have a pest that I hoping this group can help me ID: >> >> I'm guessing that the insect in the attached images is some type of >> dermestid beetle? The markings seem slightly different from those of a >> varied carpet beetle, but I can't figure out what else they might be. I've >> caught maybe a dozen of them in the UV trap I placed last month in a >> storeroom. They are all 2mm - 3mm in length. >> >> Thanks! >> Crista >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Museumpests" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/pestlist/CAKii%2BcQzXAAmU73Fyk0BChAjzkKWV8bkgbE8Fw9sct16 >> CtKG2A%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAKii%2BcQzXAAmU73Fyk0BChAjzkKWV8bkgbE8Fw9sct16CtKG2A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKPjAuT0keLOR12Lh1eLSgtpeVqUFWPdbzC1NjF_zUSFrg%40mail. > gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKPjAuT0keLOR12Lh1eLSgtpeVqUFWPdbzC1NjF_zUSFrg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAKii%2BcTNoeqAw0_8h0Nc0i5zqW99WOQ0B3vS50PaarxxAo1dsg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
