That is a species of scarab beetle, completely harmless to collections, stored food products, etc.,..You don't mention where the traps are set.
Cheers, Gene Gene Hall University of Arizona Insect Collection (Manager) & CALS Cooperative Extension (Insect Diagnostics) Department of Entomology 1140 E. South Campus Dr. University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 Ph: 520.621.6446 Email: [email protected] UA INSECT COLLECTION: http://www.uainsectcollection.com/ PTILIIDAE: http://tolweb.org/Ptiliidae ZOOTAXA Subject Editor: STAPHYLINOIDEA: <http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/pages/view/Coleoptera> http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/pages/view/Coleoptera ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Katherine Fecteau <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 9:31:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] Unidentified bug Good afternoon, all, I’ve come across this bug quite a bit on traps lately but am struggling to identify it. It’s red-brown in color and about 1 cm long. Is this a museum bug, or just a seasonal bug? Thank you for your time and input! Best, Katherine Fecteau Curatorial Fellow Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd 508.347.0231 // www.osv.org<http://www.osv.org> -- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/57B34DD845B9684E98B531414FE5E5470A8F61%40OSV-EXCHANGE.OSV.ORG<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/57B34DD845B9684E98B531414FE5E5470A8F61%40OSV-EXCHANGE.OSV.ORG?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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MW2PR1901MB20255BB7D00F34C57213B4C599E80%40MW2PR1901MB2025.namprd19.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
