Thank you, Pat! That indeed looks like it. The word 'dermestid' makes me nervous, of course, but is it the case that this is not a risk to textiles?
Julie On Monday, August 26, 2019 at 5:59:07 AM UTC-7, p.kelley wrote: > > 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/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] <javascript:> <[email protected] > <javascript:>> on behalf of [email protected] <javascript:> < > [email protected] <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Friday, August 23, 2019 5:46 PM > *To:* Museumpests <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *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] <javascript:>. > 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/ee170117-2ec8-4924-b76d-45208636ddd1%40googlegroups.com.
