Hi Rachel The best I can suggest for this photo is a *Trogoderma *larva. They are known to feed on both plant and animal material. Hopefully you can identify a likely source of infestation with an enhanced trapping programme. Good luck! Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 at 19:03, 'Minor, Rachel' via MuseumPests < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Can anyone please help me identify this light colored beetle larvae? It’s > about 4 mm long. My museum has a history of carpet beetles, but this is a > lighter colored larvae than the Varied Carpet Beetle larvae that we > typically find. I recently started seeing what I think are adult drugstore > beetles in some of my traps, but can’t seem to find any photos of what > their larvae looks like. > > A side note, we try to keep the museum well vacuumed, and do rotations of > freezing items from the exhibit cases, but can’t seem to get a handle on > the beetles. I also do an occasional dusting of diatomaceous earth along > the edges of the carpets in the museum. What am I missing? Are we forever > doomed to have these in our museum, since they seem to have taken up > permanent residence? > > Thank you, > > > > Rachel Minor > > Rachel Minor > > Museum Supervisor/ Curator > > SRJC Multicultural Museum > > 1501 Mendocino Ave. > > Santa Rosa, CA 95401 > > 707-524-1862 > > https://museum.santarosa.edu/ > > . > > > > > > I acknowledge that we gather at Santa Rosa Junior College on the > territorial traditional land of the Pomo People in Santa Rosa and the Coast > Miwok People in Petaluma, past and present, and honor with gratitude the > land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. > > > > -- > 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/BY5PR04MB6392C8FDF450A079613A16F0C32AA%40BY5PR04MB6392.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BY5PR04MB6392C8FDF450A079613A16F0C32AA%40BY5PR04MB6392.namprd04.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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKP5kYfB%3DutNpquBoP1P7aQ73_%3DFP18QhpdXDG1Z4h0oew%40mail.gmail.com.
