Those are click beetles (family Elateridae). Adults are nuisance pests, attracted to lights. The larvae feed on the roots of plants and are considered of economic importance. Unless you have many plants indoors, upon which the larvae are feeding, I would say that the adults were simply there, having been attracted to inside lights through open doors and windows.
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<http://www.saintaubinbce.com/> “Control your destiny or somebody else will.” Jack Welch From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jablonski, Megan T CIV USN (USA) Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 3:15 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] ID help please Good afternoon everyone, I did my pest trap checks this morning and found two insects I didn’t recognize. Both are just a bit under half an inch long. I’m hoping they’re just incidental invaders, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned. Thanks in advance, Megan Jablonski Collections Manager Puget Sound Navy Museum Naval History & Heritage Command 251 1st Street Bremerton, WA 98337 p. (360) 627-2288 f. (360) 627-2273 www.PugetSoundNavyMuseum.org www.history.navy.mil/PSNM www.facebook.com/pugetsoundnavymuseum -- 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/d56673f718754555924520e34e7216b9%40NAWESDNIXE04V.nadsuswe.nads.navy.mil<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/d56673f718754555924520e34e7216b9%40NAWESDNIXE04V.nadsuswe.nads.navy.mil?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/DM5PR16MB2310805BD2D7C4B3B8DEFBF4AA579%40DM5PR16MB2310.namprd16.prod.outlook.com.
