Hi Fran I would say this is a beetle larva, but I can't place it in a family with any confidence. Hopefully someone with a better knowledge of the North American fauna will recognise it. As far as I can see, it's not a pest species. Best wishes Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Mon, 4 Oct 2021 at 16:51, 'Ritchie, Fran E' via MuseumPests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > > > We have been finding several of these critters on this month’s traps > around our facility in West Virginia. I wouldn’t be too concerned if we > were only finding them on traps adjacent to exterior doors, but the one in > the photo was discovered in a collection space that (in theory) is sealed > better. > > > > It is 1cm long. > > > > Any guesses? Turns out, a google search of “tiny black caterpillar that > isn’t fuzzy” doesn’t help very much…. (Is it even a caterpillar?! Sorry for > the general non-entomologist term!) > > > > Thanks! > > Fran > > > > *Fran Ritchie, Conservator (Objects)* > > Harpers Ferry Center > > *fran_ritc...@nps.gov <fran_ritc...@nps.gov>* > > > > *American Institute for Conservation Professional Associate > (peer-reviewed)* > > > > -- > 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SA9PR09MB49745C5C0E59074B43A75DA1EBAE9%40SA9PR09MB4974.namprd09.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SA9PR09MB49745C5C0E59074B43A75DA1EBAE9%40SA9PR09MB4974.namprd09.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKOtVDoFFkVOpV8A%2BY13hUGVMN5UxZYgY3Kx5d9BF_%3DZog%40mail.gmail.com.
