I agree on the mite! It looks a bit like an Orbatid mite but might be too big! They are small.
The larvae is a similar shape to a black carpet beetle but hopefully someone can tell you more specifically. The beetle is similar to a varied carpet beetle but also like the furniture carpet beetle. Again, hopefully someone will have a more solid ID. Best of luck, Genevieve ================================================= Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484 glewi...@oeb.harvard.edu From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Forrest St. Aubin Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 11:24 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [PestList] Carpet Beetle ID and Unknown ID Good morning, Crista. The third photo is of a mite and the fourth is of a springtail. Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE Consulting Entomologist 12835 Pembroke Circle Leawood, Kansas 66209 Phone: 913.927.9588 E-mail: forr...@saintaubinbce.com<mailto:forr...@saintaubinbce.com> Website: www.saintaubinbce.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.saintaubinbce.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=EYdhJ0HrhAMcA2aVQ-I4N7lml00zxsXPbHYeP7843No&m=CYfJDyoboKwfAl7g9ja36FdiWTRmKGiVKgeQSXMe5KA&s=UDg6RzJ37K4HqZcuQFxrdvVxiNV_JE13RbjtknnLKIE&e=> “Control your destiny or somebody else will.” Jack Welch From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Crista Pack Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 9:43 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PestList] Carpet Beetle ID and Unknown ID Good morning, I occasionally find a stray adult Asian Carpet Beetle that has wandered in from outside, but last week I found a few slightly different looking carpet beetles and larvae in a trap (carpet beetle & dermestid larvae photos attached). I'm thinking they are Varied Carpet Beetles, but would love some confirmation on that. This trap is in a conference room with many windows. Not usually used for collections, but a staff member recently decided to use the space to sort a large potential donation. Also on the trap are a few very small (less than 1 mm in length)...something. My tick-phobia makes me afraid that they are ticks, but I know that doesn't make much sense. I thought I would post the images here (labeled unknown) and see if anyone has an idea - they were too small for me to get a very good image, so I understand if an accurate ID cannot be made from these images. Thanks for your help! Best, Crista Crista Pack Objects Conservator Missouri Historical Society -- 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/CAKii%2BcQZEjXGipBWrsou8-OWon7vGkGSQdZXk-XQCK411kN2EQ%40mail.gmail.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_CAKii-252BcQZEjXGipBWrsou8-2DOWon7vGkGSQdZXk-2DXQCK411kN2EQ-2540mail.gmail.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=EYdhJ0HrhAMcA2aVQ-I4N7lml00zxsXPbHYeP7843No&m=CYfJDyoboKwfAl7g9ja36FdiWTRmKGiVKgeQSXMe5KA&s=Cl2Mce_n_JFqWSOVS4lFDQ4wlB9t_SajG8EP5UTAqpM&e=>. -- 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/SN1PR16MB231730546B3433E00FD0037AAA320%40SN1PR16MB2317.namprd16.prod.outlook.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_SN1PR16MB231730546B3433E00FD0037AAA320-2540SN1PR16MB2317.namprd16.prod.outlook.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=EYdhJ0HrhAMcA2aVQ-I4N7lml00zxsXPbHYeP7843No&m=CYfJDyoboKwfAl7g9ja36FdiWTRmKGiVKgeQSXMe5KA&s=YLT3hbCFy_EH-vYkEXmGpHk--G00J92eqACsZGBx3U4&e=>. -- 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/BYAPR07MB6054C9FBE7894848062A3F73D5320%40BYAPR07MB6054.namprd07.prod.outlook.com.
