Thank you, everyone for your replies. It was found under a (probably) hard wood object that is fairly new to our galleries. The object arrived to us a few months ago from an unmonitored environment that made us worried about potential pest infestation - we froze what we could but had to visually inspect some elements. This was the only one caught so far, more traps have been put out.
Humidity levels in the area are well controlled, I wouldn't expect current moisture to be a factor, but could have been in the past. When back from holiday I can post more photos - is there an area to focus on to differentiate between the suspected species? Happy Holidays everyone! Regards. Julie On Friday, December 20, 2019 at 8:06:52 AM UTC-10, [email protected] wrote: > > Hello, Pestlist > > We would greatly appreciate some help identifying this beetle. To me it > looks wood boring (powderpost/false powderpost?) and we are quite > concerned. Help with ID will be much appreciated. It is 4mm long. > > Thank you! > > Regards, > > Julie McInnis > Collections Care Specialist > Fine Arts Museums of 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/96547b67-4708-4185-b737-dc97abcb6c94%40googlegroups.com.
