Almost certainly cast skins of Anthrenus larvae.
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Hi Betsy
These are oibatid mites. If they were in Brtiain, I'd guess they were
Phauloppia lucorum, but I'm not sure what species you breed over in
Washington.
Tony
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That should be o-r-ibatid mites!
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Hi Betsy
These are oibatid mites. If they were in Brtiain
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I'd say these are Anthrenus larvae.
Good luck!
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ft to right,
Stegobium paniceum adult; a seed (not pest); a dermestid larva exuvium; and
a tineid larval case (like that of Tineola pellionella).
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Looks like Anobium punctatum, the Woodworm Beetle.
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I don't think these are ground beetles. It would be very unusual to f
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If the larva is that of an Odd Beetle (I have some doubts), then it i
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Looks very like Xestobium - Death watch beetle.
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Always hesitate to disagree with David ...
But I feel that this is in
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They look like Noctua pronuba - in Britain it is known as the Large Y
,
Hofmannophila pseudospretella.
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Looks like a Cryptophagus to me.
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identification (as Cryptophagus) was incorrect. It is Typhaea
(Mycetophagidae). Apologies for any confusion.
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The hopper (unknown fly) looks like a species of Cyrtolobus.
Tony
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size of
the fibres, they look quite big, so one of the larger clothes moths,
possibly Hofmannophila pseudospretella (but I don't really like to ID to
species based on photos of droppings). ;-)
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) - they are often
abundant near water, where the larvae live, and swarms of males can
sometimes be a nuisance. They don't pose a threat to the building or
contents, but can be annoying for visitors (and staff!).
Tony Irwin
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windows, or avoid opening them when there is a
light on. But sometimes it is difficult to get the message across to staff
who are uncomfortably hot, and feel the need for a bit of fresh air.
Tony Irwin
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It's a beetle larva, and doesn't appear to be a dermestid, but I'd he
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sometimes known as the Household Fungus Beetle.
So you have mould somewhere. Getting rid of the mould will get rid of the
beetle infestation.
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They are probably Dorypteryx domestica, a species that has been turni
insects
will survive the rapid drop in temperature. A week to a fortnight in the
freezer will kill even the hardy ones.
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more damaging pests might thrive.
Regular cleaning and monitoring, as you describe, will be the best defence.
Best wishes
Tony Irwin
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would help
confirm the genus, but specific identification will be difficult from a
photo. They are one of the mould beetles, and are likely to be associated
with the lunch room, rather than the archives, unless your storage
conditions are rather damp? ;o)
Tony Irwin
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Brown Widow - Latrodectus geometricus. Plenty of information on-line.
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Deathwatch beetle - *Xestobium rufovillosum. *The frass has this
char
the
increase in museums in Britain.
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Dina -
Can you tell us where the fly was found? It looks like a speci
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It is a tick. First-instar larval mites (including ticks) only have t
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Appears to be a Trogoderma species.
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Laura -
The standard work on British Booklice is New's Royal Entomolo
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This is a plant bug.
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Looks very like Tineola bisselliella - the webbing clothes moth. This
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I'm surprised to hear the suggestion that these are fly spots. It loo
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Hi Betsy
Although Thylodrias does have clubbed setae, they are not ar
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It's a heteropteran bug that's come in from outside - a plant feeder,
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Have you considered whether this is new damage, or could i
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To me, they look more like beetle larvae - Cryptophagidae or Latridii
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First photo is Anthocomus bipunctatus - an introduced European specie
Enlarging the photo shows that these are booklice (psocids or Psocoptera).
The colour, shape and behaviour are not quite right for Latridiidae. But
what Tom said for plaster beetles goes for booklice as well. I would
suggest these are coming in with the wooden containers, and unless you have
damp
This is a caddisfly (Trichoptera). The larvae are aquatic, and the adults
are often attracted to light, so this one probably came in an open window.
The only concern might be that if many insects are entering the building in
this way, they could provide food for pests such as Anthrenus.
Tony
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Megan -
Your creature is a springtail. Possibly a Seira species.
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These flies are Black Fungus Gnats - Sciaridae. They may be breedin
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Looks like Brown House Moth - *Hofmannophila pseudospretella*.
Tony
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Anobiidae, possibly Oligomerus. Can you tell us what length the bee
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It's a parasitic wasp, family Evaniidae. Probably just an accidenta
It is a plant bug (Heteroptera), though it may be one of the Anthocoridae -
a predatory group of bugs which eat other insects. It's likely to be an
accidental visitor - doesn't look like one of the species of bugs that are
associated with buildings.
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One of the *Chalcophora *species - larvae feed in decaying pine wood, so
should not be regarded as a pest of historic buildings (unless you have
bigger problems!)
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top of the picture,
you can see some fine hairs which the *Anthrenus *larva has shed while
making its escape.
It may be wise to replace the blunder traps more regularly - no point in
leaving food around to keep the *Anthrenus *population going.
Best wishes
Tony Irwin
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I think the most likely answer is a calliphorid puparium. A bluebottle's
sense of smell will guide it to potential food sources, even bricked-up
cats.
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I'd say this was a species of *Trixagus *(Elateridae). They breed i
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This looks like a wingless black fungus gnat (Sciaridae).
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The psocid is *Dorypteryx domestica *(a minor pest if at all). The
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I can't see this is *Plodia *or *Ephestia*. It resembles the Europ
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Hi Lindsey
Your second insect appears to be a silverfish (*Lepisma
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No, this is a plant bug (Heteroptera) - an accidental visitor that
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I interpreted the two small dots at the back of the head as marking
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Looks like of one of the woodwasps (Siricidae) to me.
They take a l
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Hi Tatjana
There are other genera of dermestid larvae that have lon
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I'd say this was a bark-bug *Aneura *(Aradidae or Aneuridae). Not a
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Hi Johanna
As others have suggested, a specimen or magnified photo
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Hi Forrest
Have you any reason to doubt the original identification
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The moth in pics 1 & 2 is a *Monopis *species, almost certainly *Mo
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Hi Adrienne
This is Battaristis nigratomella, one of the Gelechiida
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Looks like one of the Mordellidae (accidental visitor - not a pest)
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This is one of the bark beetles (Scolytinae) - I would say
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2 is a *Liposcelis *species
9 is a *Dorypteryx *species
(both bookl
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This is a *Monopis *species - almost certainly *M*. *croci
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This is an introduced species called *Blastobasis adustella
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This looks like spider webbing to me. If it were moth webbing, I'd
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This is the Silver-striped Hawkmoth, Hippotion celerio - its caterp
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Hi Megan
It looks rather like a *Trixagus *species (Throscidae) - i
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The only species I know about is *Trixagus dermestoides*. Its larva
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Hi Megan
The "cases" are sections of a millipede's cuticle (legs mi
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I have to say that none of these moths looks like *Tinea pellionell
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This particular species is *Porcellionides pruinosus*, a woodlouse
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