I would classify it as a bumbler. Unless you have wet leaves as part of your collections, I would send it off on its merry way.
Alan *Alan Van Dyke, *Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center <http://www.hrc.utexas.edu> The University of Texas at Austin <http://www.utexas.edu> P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, Texas 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 <https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/> On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 5:04 PM Jenner, Nancy@Parks < nancy.jen...@parks.ca.gov> wrote: > Hello—we found a live beetle in our work room that we’ve identified as a > tule beetle. We are in Central California, and are very near a wetland > area, so it’s not a surprise. I’m inclined to classify it as a bumbler. > Or should we be concerned about this as a museum pest? What sort of > objects might it infest? > > > > Thanks! > > Nancy > > > > > > Nancy Jenner. Curator > > California State Parks > > State Indian Museum, and Sutter’s Fort SHP > > -- > 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/BY5PR09MB5425E092B4674B9232888E59B0099%40BY5PR09MB5425.namprd09.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BY5PR09MB5425E092B4674B9232888E59B0099%40BY5PR09MB5425.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/CAHhLO3bskPLAD1PVg-U_dUn%2BMpuS6L1CGbvmw-UQ0YZpamYMTA%40mail.gmail.com.
