I once worked in a historic house museum, in which one of the interpretive staff decided to store a bag of flour in their locked file cabinet. It took us forever to find out where the flour beetles were coming from. There were a lot……
So yes….it all depends on what’s IN the museum…. 😊 Thanks again, --Nancy Nancy Jenner, Curator II California State Parks Statewide Museum Collections Center From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Louis N Sorkin Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 9:06 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Re: Another beetle ID request If there are their types of food items in the exhibits (artwork of edible items) or snacks brought and forgotten by visitors or employees or in (pest) rodent food caches, then could be a typical museum pest. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired) Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Forensic Entomology Studies Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research [cid:image001.png@01DABCBA.9172A6C0] Visiting Scientist | Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street | New York, New York 10024-5192 email: sor...@amnh.org<mailto:sor...@amnh.org> 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax | 917-953-0094 pager-voicemail-text https://www.messagemanager.americanmessaging.net/SendMessageFree.aspx https://www.amnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology/staff/collections-staff/louis-n.-sorkin https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louis_Sorkin [cid:image002.png@01DABCBA.9172A6C0] The New York Entomological Society, Inc. Treasurer & Monthly Meeting Organizer www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> n...@amnh.org<mailto:n...@amnh.org> [cid:image003.png@01DABCBA.9172A6C0] ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Jenner, Nancy@Parks <nancy.jen...@parks.ca.gov<mailto:nancy.jen...@parks.ca.gov>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 6:14 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> Subject: [PestList] RE: Another beetle ID request EXTERNAL SENDER Thank you, Jody and Louis. So… not a typical “museum pest” species. --Nancy Nancy Jenner, Curator II California State Parks Statewide Museum Collections Center From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Louis N Sorkin Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 5:12 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PestList] Re: Another beetle ID request Oryzaephilus species, so either O. surinamensis or O. mercator. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired) Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Forensic Entomology Studies Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research [cid:image001.png@01DABCBA.9172A6C0] Visiting Scientist | Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street | New York, New York 10024-5192 email: sor...@amnh.org<mailto:sor...@amnh.org> 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax | 917-953-0094 pager-voicemail-text https://www.messagemanager.americanmessaging.net/SendMessageFree.aspx https://www.amnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology/staff/collections-staff/louis-n.-sorkin https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louis_Sorkin [cid:image002.png@01DABCBA.9172A6C0] The New York Entomological Society, Inc. Treasurer & Monthly Meeting Organizer www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> n...@amnh.org<mailto:n...@amnh.org> [cid:image003.png@01DABCBA.9172A6C0] ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Jenner, Nancy@Parks <nancy.jen...@parks.ca.gov<mailto:nancy.jen...@parks.ca.gov>> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 5:52 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> Subject: [PestList] Another beetle ID request EXTERNAL SENDER Hello—I’d like to ask for help id-ing these beetles. We found them (long dead) behind the glass of a framed poster. The poster is currently isolated. Location is Sacramento, CA. The scale increments on the ruler are millimeters. Thank you! 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