I would be interested in knowing if you find the mites often or not. I find them in traps in the same areas where I find booklice, which leads me to believe they thrive in the same conditions.
Alan *Alan Van Dyke * Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu <http://hrc.utexas.edu> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 5:57 AM L. Burleson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks very much! I suspected it might be a rove beetle, but I couldn’t > quite tell from the identification photos I found. Good to know neither are > particular concerns. > > > > Best, > > > > Lauren > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Tony Irwin > *Sent:* 09 January 2020 11:48 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Two identification help requests > > > > The beetle is one of the rove beetles, probably *Tachyporus *species > (Staphylinidae). The mite is a predatory species, possible one of the snout > mites (Bdellidae). Both are accidental visitors, not pests. > > Tony > > > Dr A.G.Irwin > > 47 The Avenues > > Norwich > > Norfolk NR2 3PH > > England > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 > > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 > > > > > > On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 10:00, L. Burleson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > Attached are two photos for which I need some identification help if > possible. I am located in Cambridgeshire (southeast England) and they were > trapped sometime within the last 3 months. Apologies for lack of scale – > the beetle was about the size of a ladybird (though it’s longer) and the > other one (could be some sort of mite?) was very very tiny, congruent with > mite-size. They were the only examples trapped. > > > > Any help is appreciated! Best wishes, > > > > Lauren Burleson > > Student Conservator, University of Cambridge Museums > > -- > 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/LO2P265MB0959D0CB626E427C98A74D21BB390%40LO2P265MB0959.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LO2P265MB0959D0CB626E427C98A74D21BB390%40LO2P265MB0959.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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/CAFWqZKO%3D%3DyK%3DsZfYb1AYf7xpVDE8vUSOOtNCgew-z_Z5rceS4g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKO%3D%3DyK%3DsZfYb1AYf7xpVDE8vUSOOtNCgew-z_Z5rceS4g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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/LO2P265MB0959EB6822E7AC38C9B7CAD3BB390%40LO2P265MB0959.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LO2P265MB0959EB6822E7AC38C9B7CAD3BB390%40LO2P265MB0959.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAHhLO3boehSJM0c8i34gXyE-ogBos8EqOpcEC2Y3rjSDfVeVHA%40mail.gmail.com.
