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Anobiidae, possibly Oligomerus. Can you tell us what length the beetles are? Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On 28 June 2016 at 15:53, Karen Potje <kpo...@cca.qc.ca> wrote: > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > We have just received a shipment of drawings and on opening the crate we > discovered several dead specimens of the beetle shown in the attached > photos. Beneath the layers of drawings is an old wooden architectural > fragment that the beetles have been tunnelling through with great > enthusiasm. There are huge amounts of frass. > > > > We sealed the wrapped the crate in plastic sheeting , and plan to have it > treated by anoxia with CO2. > > > > What kind of beetle is this? We don’t have a lot of experience with > wood-boring insects. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > > > Karen Potje > > Chef, Conservation/Restauration > > Head, Conservation/Preservation > > Centre Canadien d’Architecture > > 1920, rue Baile, Montréal, Québec > > Canada H3H 2S6 > > > > 514 939 7001 x 1236 > > > > www.cca.qc.ca > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list send an email to > imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: > "unsubscribe pestlist" > Any problems email l...@zaks.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
