I jumped the gun calling it a saw-toothed grain beetle. I agree with Lou and Chris. Pat Kelley In a message dated 8/21/2008 7:40:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. -----------------------------------------------------------Actually the word plaster beetle refers to other latridiid beetles, minute brown scavenger beetles, usually in the subfamily Latridiinae, although I'm sure that term has been used for many latridiid and related beetles associated with dampness and mold growth. You'll note that Latridiidae is used instead of Lathridiidae, it's not a misspelling on my part. Not a saw-toothed grain beetle, a silvaniid. > That is definitely not a drugstore beetle which explains why the pheromone > traps are not working. Drugstores have a different shape. I have been > calling what you have a plaster beetle, but do not have a latin name for > it. I will look forward to input from the real pros out there. Chris Del > Re > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Silvia Gonzales > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:06 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [pestlist] beetle problem > > > > Hello, > > We have been finding some beetles in one of our galleries. Comparing the > photos we took of them with those online I suspect they are drugstore > beetles. I purchased several food bait/pheromone traps aimed at drugstore > beetles but haven't caught more than two in a month. Are those traps > effective or is it a sign that my bugs aren't drugstore thus not attracted > by these particular pheromones? Or they suddenly pack their stuff and > left? > > > > Can anyone look at the attached images and give me a clue? > > > > Also, If you know how to deal with a potential infestation in a gallery, > please let me know. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Silvia N Gonzales > > Collections Manager > > Utah Museum of Fine Arts > > 410 Campus Center Drive > > Salt Lake City, UT 84112 > > Ph: 801.585.97.69 > > Fx: 801.585.51.98 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomology Section Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. New York, NY 10024-5192 phone: 212-769-5613 fax: 212-769-5277 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The New York Entomological Society, Inc. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.nyentsoc.org Online journal from 2001 forward www.BioOne.org ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)
