As always, thank you so much, Tony. From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dr Tony Irwin Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 12:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PestList] Help identifying larvae please!
External 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]<mailto:[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/<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmuseum.santarosa.edu%2f&c=E,1,OuyNwKasNPyDiWyL_YNc9eFvb6EEsPuIAgVMGmIsv--YONL8SvXu921fmMs36YDzgvQPwReoKtv2igq2HfCoy3DbADFZWu_ZKw7_ueetOQ,,&typo=1> [cid:[email protected]]. 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BY5PR04MB6392C8FDF450A079613A16F0C32AA%40BY5PR04MB6392.namprd04.prod.outlook.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fBY5PR04MB6392C8FDF450A079613A16F0C32AA%2540BY5PR04MB6392.namprd04.prod.outlook.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,W4apT5yOxUVS2tCeXStwyyTcyuFMB5-W7YpBdIgy3cqrhH1AaVh0U272wardhIMgEVoFZvP5hQ9wgsWtUF0YBMyuh29L9UobUhliG0qGjGhheQMzkg,,&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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKP5kYfB%3DutNpquBoP1P7aQ73_%3DFP18QhpdXDG1Z4h0oew%40mail.gmail.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fCAFWqZKP5kYfB%253DutNpquBoP1P7aQ73_%253DFP18QhpdXDG1Z4h0oew%2540mail.gmail.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,ypYRhHZSVkRyRsoAF_jPkJlR_hMqqH7VtAvvfNs3pr-OZzWGrjOt05G1YdHs8e2FVx0_J8ic2QYDPBXap9cZlWKUa-UWSIi4eHiuBug3ePMGJBvWgJg2&typo=1>. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the SRJC organization. Verify that the email address matches the Sender's Name. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -- 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/BY5PR04MB6392B50070A3B8E912D8DE0EC32AA%40BY5PR04MB6392.namprd04.prod.outlook.com.
