Hi Julie, It appears to be the dermestid beetle Reesa vespulae which are known to target wasp nests or bees nests in nature. They can feed on dead insects and dried animal material in some circumstances but your main focus should be to look for and remove any wasp or bee nests in the area. https://bugguide.net/node/view/367024 [https://bugguide.net/images/cache/IL1/Z4L/IL1Z4LAZRLRRIHDH4HCHMHBHGHEZRL2ZKLPZ8LEZ4HVHRLAHRL2ZLL5ZHLCHRLVHIH8ZHLUZHLEZQLEZ8LBZSLAH0L.jpg]<https://bugguide.net/node/view/367024> Species Reesa vespulae - Wasp Nest Dermestid - BugGuide.Net - Welcome to BugGuide.Net!<https://bugguide.net/node/view/367024> Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service.We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office. bugguide.net Best regards, Pat Kelley
________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2019 5:46 PM To: Museumpests <[email protected]> Subject: [pestlist] Beetle ID Assistance [EXTERNAL] Hello, Pestlist Happy Friday! Going into the weekend wondering what this guy is. 3mm long, to my knowledge not obviously a museum pest but found next to a wooden object and we want to be sure. Thank you, everyone. Julie Collections Care Specialist Fine Arts Museums San Francisco -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/264dbd94-6a31-4558-9d23-3bdff7432c93%40googlegroups.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2f264dbd94-6a31-4558-9d23-3bdff7432c93%2540googlegroups.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,TQBP2ld78YZ-YAAHnPD2ZYEn-b83tkyu3l7N6RWITpyXJv05m3lXbCuHMW1cmHS7w-P2HOXo6RPRHaRemgyiPaJlfU_ibEPStLshznG99YWnTXY,&typo=1>. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CY4PR1401MB1912D2D18267F8A959CD4DA2F8A10%40CY4PR1401MB1912.namprd14.prod.outlook.com.
