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Megan - Your beetle is NOT a powderpost beetle. It is a common ground beetle in the family Carabidae. These beetles commonly fly to outdoor lights affixed to the building, especially in May and June. They hit the lights, fall to the ground, and simply crawl indoors via personnel and roll doors. They are not a direct threat to collections, but their carcasses will provide fodder for carpet beetle infestations. Install sodium vapor lighting on the exterior, door bottom brush sweeps, and otherwise tighten up your building. Tom Parker President, Entomologist Pest Control Services, Inc. 469 Mimosa Circle Kennett Square, PA 19348 610-444-2277 610-444-2615 Fax 610-348-9890 Cell -----Original Message----- From: Megan Emery <megan.em...@cincyart.org> To: 'pestlist <'pestlist@museumpests.net'> Sent: Tue, May 10, 2011 11:50 am Subject: [pestlist] FW: Beetle ID This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello, I am wondering if anyone can confirm the identity of what I think to be powder post beetles. There are several images attached, and I apologize for the quality as they were taken in a hurry. We have what we think to be an infestation that came out of the blue. We have not found any larve, only 100’s of beetles in similar size to the one in the photographs. Any tips suggestions are welcome! Thank you! Megan Megan J. Emery Associate Conservator of Objects Professional Associate of AIC Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202 t: (513) 639-2869 f: (513) 639 2996 megan.em...@cincyart.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
