Those are odd beetle larva, Thylodrias contractus. Keep monitoring. I’ve been dealing with them for a long time and I’m just across the river if you want to chat. Rebecca Newberry
On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 12:23 PM Lind, Mike <mike.l...@walkerart.org> wrote: > 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 > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/725+Vineland+Place+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Minneapolis,+MN+55403?entry=gmail&source=g> > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/725+Vineland+Place+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Minneapolis,+MN+55403?entry=gmail&source=g> > - > Walker Art Center > 725 Vineland Place > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/725+Vineland+Place+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Minneapolis,+MN+55403?entry=gmail&source=g> > Minneapolis, MN 55403 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/725+Vineland+Place+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Minneapolis,+MN+55403?entry=gmail&source=g> > - > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CH0PR10MB493813A741233813AE22C310E4759%40CH0PR10MB4938.namprd10.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CH0PR10MB493813A741233813AE22C310E4759%40CH0PR10MB4938.namprd10.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ------------------------------ <https://www.smm.org/> *Rebecca Newberry* *Pronouns: she/her/hers* *Director of Collections Stewardship* e: rnewbe...@smm.org o: (651) 265-9841 -- 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/CAJDA2SeLr-UWB1EwSQbRH8jUs5F87Ur_EhYUEDD9gV8jF4SVrw%40mail.gmail.com.
