Have a look at the Drugstore Beetle Pest Fact sheet (https://airtable.com/shrwW9TvxEPzxBgFQ/tblfPxSscLxUyo9c5?backgroundColor=green&viewControls=on ) on the MuseumPestNet website. This is an adult, obviously. The Drugstore Beetle is worldwide in distribution and is closely related to the Cigarette Beetle. They were found among herbal medicines and pharmaceuticals, thus the name. It was given the Latin name *paniceum* because of its affinity to breads. It's strong chewing mandibles can bore into books, through plastic and even through thin layers of tin foil. On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 10:36:40 AM UTC-6 dkronkright wrote:
> This appears to me to be Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus) - Drugstore > Beetle, rather reliably. > > On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 9:57:51 AM UTC-6 mikael.fox.98 wrote: > >> Cigarette beetle, maybe? Or drugstore beetle, if the wings have >> longitudinal grooves? >> >> On Wed, Aug 9, 2023, 11:38 AM 'Mary Nicolett' via MuseumPests < >> pest...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello! >>> >>> I have a somewhat cloudy picture of a 3mm insect that was caught in >>> painting conservation which is nearby a garden area. >>> >>> Can someone assist with a positive identification? I'm trying to get a >>> better photo but not having luck... will send better photo if it comes >>> about. >>> >>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >>> >>> _____________________________________ >>> >>> *Mary Nicolett* *|* she/her/hers >>> Senior Preparator, IPM Coordinator >>> >>> <https://dma.org> >>> >>> Office: 214-922-1244 <(214)%20922-1244> Cell: 214-620-8858 >>> <(214)%20620-8858> >>> 1717 N. Harwood St. *|* Dallas, TX 75201 >>> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/DallasMuseumofArt> >>> <https://www.instagram.com/dallasmuseumart/> >>> <https://twitter.com/DallasMuseumArt> >>> <https://www.tiktok.com/@dallasmuseumart> >>> <https://www.youtube.com/user/dallasmuseumofart> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/dallas-museum-of-art> >>> >>> >>> NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic mail message and >>> any attachments hereto is intended only for the personal and confidential >>> use of the designated recipients. This message and any attachments hereto >>> may contain confidential information and communications. If the reader of >>> this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for >>> delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you >>> have received this message in error, and that any review, dissemination, >>> distribution, use or copying of this message and any attachments hereto is >>> strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please >>> notify the sender immediately. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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+u...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CO6PR08MB7753293EA6F12296B0B745CEA912A%40CO6PR08MB7753.namprd08.prod.outlook.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CO6PR08MB7753293EA6F12296B0B745CEA912A%40CO6PR08MB7753.namprd08.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/99654fc8-5d44-4a7b-b5ad-ff3435941329n%40googlegroups.com.
