Mike, Those are dermestid larvae. These individuals are not likely of concern, as you've removed them from the environment. Do continue to maintain monitoring devices and consider mitigation if necessary. Rich
Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu richard_poll...@harvard.edu<mailto:richard_poll...@harvard.edu> ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Lind, Mike <mike.l...@walkerart.org> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2022 3:23 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PestList] Pest identification help Hello all! I was wondering if I could get some confirmation about a few larvae we've been finding on sticky traps in our building. We're concerned that they're a harmful dermestid; the appearance differs so I'm not sure if they're different species or just different stages of growth. I've included a few different photos here. These specimens are all about a millimeter or less in length. They are mostly clustered in one room but we have not been able to find any infested objects. Thank you very much for your help! All the best, Mike Lind (he/him) Collections Management Coordinator - Walker Art Center 725 Vineland Place Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 612-253-3560 mike.l...@walkerart.org -- 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<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CH0PR10MB493813A741233813AE22C310E4759%40CH0PR10MB4938.namprd10.prod.outlook.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_CH0PR10MB493813A741233813AE22C310E4759-2540CH0PR10MB4938.namprd10.prod.outlook.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=caX4fnOi6SG18RWYsuZlSuwgrnUvna42OUe17FzrNOoHfsswbQQEOTktkNUfdn2a&s=MYIEbBNODSgebB-Cyw5bb5njcbSI_PoF-53x5Kzmeq0&e=>. -- 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/MN2PR07MB7839F9B80DBC40424CD83D6D94759%40MN2PR07MB7839.namprd07.prod.outlook.com.
