Dear all,
I have looked at a closer photo of one of the beetles. It is neither an
Anthrenus nor an Anobium punctatum .
The beetles should be identified by an entomologist.
Best wishes
Monika Åkerlund
Monika Åkerlund
Curator
Research Div./Preventive Conservation Group
Swedish Museum of
This is a message from the Pest Management Database 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.
---
If the images were
Dear Elisabeth,
I agree with Monika Åkerlund, it is essential to get a correct identification
of the beetles. Only then will you know where they are coming from and what
action, if any, is necessary. They do not look like Anthrenus or Anobium
because they are the wrong shape and they have what
Elisabeth -
Apparently some of the members of the pest list had photos of the critters. I
never received them. Birds nests often have Anthrenus in them, feeding on the
feathers. I'd get rid of them.
Some others have said you also have a wood-boring beetle. Would love to see
the photos.
4 matches
Mail list logo
