Hi Heather, Yes they are a dermestid larva, looks like an early instar. (Dermestid = carpet beetles and their relatives) However, it is difficult to identify the specific dermestid at this stage. Here are a couple of questions to help you think about approaching your response to this discovery.
1. How many are you finding? 2. What kind of collection do you have – how sensitive is it to dermestids? 3. How often to you check the collections 4. How clean is the space? How often is the space cleaned? That might give you a start. Good luck! Gretchen From: 'Doyle, Heather' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 10:31 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] pest identification CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Everyone, I need help identifying these two insects. I’m thinking there some kind of carpet beetle larva. Heather Doyle Conservation Specialist Museum Program 406-444-0609 heather.do...@mt.gov<mailto:heather.do...@mt.gov> -- 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/CO6PR09MB7543BC81F478A52C77CEFD1F81BBA%40CO6PR09MB7543.namprd09.prod.outlook.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fCO6PR09MB7543BC81F478A52C77CEFD1F81BBA%2540CO6PR09MB7543.namprd09.prod.outlook.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,lLDfp3yOsABXYRoSG1CfeDSesqFyaMu4CJiYknixRJ6RE860ju7Mbra5osbPWQ5oew-2eEznOhDiJyeWC597V97tpZ4K_9-M3GPvSCxOSw-LzME,&typo=1>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- 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/CH2PR02MB6949AD3BC22861E5E7B640C2BCBBA%40CH2PR02MB6949.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
