Lucy, The imaged creature could be an immature bed bug, but I anticipate it is not. There are a lot of other kinds of hemipterans that look quite similar as nymphs. If it is a cimicid (the family that includes bed bugs), then my guess would be that it could be an immature bat bug or bird bug. Is there any evidence that birds or bats are nesting or roosting in the warehouse?
-Rich Richard J. Pollack, PhD Senior Environmental Public Health Officer Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) | Harvard Campus Services 46 Blackstone Street., Cambridge, MA 02139 C: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu [A blue and black logo Description automatically generated]<https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-pollack-6818997/> From: 'Dunphy Barsness, Lucy' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [PestList] Mystery Bug Hi all! We found this pest in a sticky trap next to an incoming collection housed at our offsite warehouse facility. It is 2mm long. We think it is a bedbug, but are wanting to confirm in case it is a look-a-like pest. Please, let me know what your thoughts are. Thanks so much! Best, Lucy ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR09MB5241797FEE4665BB51345F3BA86AA%40MN2PR09MB5241.namprd09.prod.outlook.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_MN2PR09MB5241797FEE4665BB51345F3BA86AA-2540MN2PR09MB5241.namprd09.prod.outlook.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=ow2bhRORIjUqi14T0ZR16XYBs-1CuRRhD8RAXC6D_vr7gqa0Ms0a5829K4jKCpr9&s=RQ7CEHbI57iF5WhHAIrKOmhR50xgyeiZiXlaejl_i9s&e=>. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR07MB7839E392274669F39B3D9A55946AA%40MN2PR07MB7839.namprd07.prod.outlook.com.
