The last one is indeed a young cockroach. The other four are all Phoridae - scuttle flies. They comprise a winged female, and what appear to be both sexes of a wingless species. Brian Brown, of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum is the North American expert on these flies, and should be able to tell you which species you have. They can have complex life-histories, often involving parasitism of other insects, but as far as I know they will not present a threat to your collections. Best wishes Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 at 15:59, Christina Bisulca <c.bisu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all - > We have a couple insects in multiple rooms I can't identify, they seem > similar. Anyone know what these guys are? > > For the last, it looks like a baby cockroach (?). > > Many thanks! > > Christina > > -- > 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/CALyMK0FuaC9eCSCrYLMk_X%2B2%2BpOWkEd%2BqUG4MV5wJ8RpKOWgYg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CALyMK0FuaC9eCSCrYLMk_X%2B2%2BpOWkEd%2BqUG4MV5wJ8RpKOWgYg%40mail.gmail.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/CAFWqZKO%2B-dA4g7EmJ89K90UMgk7kkJg6vFVsG%2B_FPTBe9-CGFg%40mail.gmail.com.
