Hi Catherine, We have also found click beetles in our indoors spaces—both stacks and gallery spaces. These are spaces in different buildings situated in the middle of a botanical garden with a wide variety of plants.
Best, Cynthia Cynthia Kapteyn Book and Paper Conservator, Digitization Coordinator The Huntington T: 626-544-0338 | E: [email protected] 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108 [The Huntington Logo.png]<https://www.huntington.org/> ________________________________ From: 'Catherine Stephens' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2026 11:27 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PestList] Unknown beetles (a LOT of beetles) Thank you so much for your suggestions, Kelvin! At NYBG we have an area of forest near the building, so this might explain how the beetles ended up in the building. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Catherine E. Stephens Conservator LuEsther T. 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Regarding this aggregation, I have two possibilities: 1st. They were attracted by the light because they exhibit positive phototaxis and got stuck in the trap; 2nd. They were attracted to the glue trap because it contains a pheromone, or perhaps one of them (a female) fell into the sticky trap and attracted the others (males) by emitting a pheromone. My suggestion is to check if there is a light attracting them near the room where the glue trap is located, see if there is a nearby forest or green area where they live and could enter the building attracted by the light, and investigate if the glue trap also contains a pheromone that could attract the beetles. This is what I can contribute with my comments. Thank you, Kelvin El mar, 7 jul 2026 a la(s) 2:57 p.m., Christina Bisulca ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) escribió: Hello, At our warehouse we have quite a few large beetles on sticky traps this month (images attached). Are these some sort of click beetle? 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