All,
Sorry for cross postings. I'm preparing a report on the arthropod
biodiversity that has been found alive inside our museum and am curious if
any of you know of any publications that focus on this topic inside one or
more museums.
I'm specifically interested in publications that include data
It is hard to tell from the low res photo but it looks like a Cryptophagid.
-Derek
On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 8:12 AM Mare Nazaire wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Could someone confirm the beetle in the photo here - I think it is a
> drugstore beetle but I would greatly appreciate the confirmation!
>
>
002 is in the family Latridiidae, subfamily Latridiinae.
0022 is in the family Latridiidae, genus Corticaria.
I can't see the others well enough to tell but they are also likely in this
family.
-Derek
On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 12:48 AM 'Claire Dean' via MuseumPests <
pestlist@googlegroups.com> wro
Yes, most are springtails but it also looks like you have a Dorypteryx in
the upper left. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorypteryx
Can't tell if you should be concerned since I don't know what your
situation is. These critters are generally harmless but obviously are
feeding on something.
-Derek
Anna,
I would only be concerned if you catch more than one in a few month period.
It is most likely a stray from outdoors that accidentally got inside.
It's a predator and if you have a population of predators surviving &
breeding inside that means there's enough prey inside to keep them alive -
The adult beetle is a broad nose weevil (not an indoor pest, an herbivore
from outside).
The larva is a dermestid (Family Dermestidae, common indoor pests).
-Derek
On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 11:08 AM jillbaron151
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Looking for assistance in IDing a beetle and a larva.
>
> Thank
maybe this Sciaridae?
https://bugguide.net/node/view/91721
after consulting with Michael Ivie in Montana...
-Derek
On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 1:44 PM 'Bomkamp, Samantha A' via MuseumPests <
pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Looking for help ID'ing these little pests.
>
> As you can s
Pretty sure this is a rove beetle (Family Staphylinidae). Most are
predators.
On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 8:06 AM 'Rebecca Philio' via MuseumPests <
pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
>
>
> We found a small bug at our offsite storage that I’m having difficulty
> identifying. Apologies f
Insects often lay eggs if they are about to die - as a last ditch effort to
propagate. I suspect getting trapped caused the beetle to lay.
-Derek
On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 8:45 PM, mprebm wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> It has been an odd month for pests. For the first time ever, I found a
> sun spider i
The beetles are in the subfamily Latridiinae of the family Latridiidae. I
don't know what the ovals are but perhaps scat?
-Derek
On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 11:08 AM, Kundishora, Abbie <
abbie.kundish...@yale.edu> wrote:
> Dear pest listers,
>
>
>
> I have found multiple tiny beetles in our registrar
family Cerambycidae. Should be easy to get a species from a cerambycid
group online (eg via bugguide) - if a species ID is needed.
These beetles are typically wood borers as larvae. I've not heard of them
ever breeding indoors but sometimes wood with their live larvae is brought
indoors and the ad
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