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HI Tom,
I received
Elisabeth -
Apparently some of the members of the pest list had photos of the critters. I
never received them. Birds nests often have Anthrenus in them, feeding on the
feathers. I'd get rid of them.
Some others have said you also have a wood-boring beetle. Would love to see
the photos.
T
Dear Elisabeth,
I agree with Monika Åkerlund, it is essential to get a correct identification
of the beetles. Only then will you know where they are coming from and what
action, if any, is necessary. They do not look like Anthrenus or Anobium
because they are the wrong shape and they have what a
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Dear Thomas
Thank you very much for your fast answer!
As I received a quite similar answer, I checked again the exhibition
and we
also have 4 birds nests. Im just wondering how it comes that there are so
many beetles just because of probably two birds nests???
Will the bugs be a ris
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If the images were
Dear all,
I have looked at a closer photo of one of the beetles. It is neither an
Anthrenus nor an Anobium punctatum .
The beetles should be identified by an entomologist.
Best wishes
Monika Åkerlund
Monika Åkerlund
Curator
Research Div./Preventive Conservation Group
Swedish Museum of Na
Dear all,
I have looked at a closer photo of one of the beetles. It is neither an
Anthrenus nor an Anobium punctatum .
The beetles should be identified by an entomologist.
Best wishes
Monika Åkerlund
Monika Åkerlund
Curator
Research Div./Preventive Conservation Group
Swedish Museum of Na
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Many museums have
Elisabeth,
>From the photos of the beetles and damage, they look like furniture beetle to
>me (anobium punctatum). The larvae will have been living in the wood,
>tunnelling undetected (sometimes for years) and the adults are only now
>emerging, perhaps triggered by the temperature change as
Elisabeth -
If they are indeed Anthrenus verbasci, they are NOT coming from the wood. They
most likely are coming from the dead birds. Anthrenus larvae eat protein, i.e.
the dead bird feathers, skins, and entrails. The adult beetles are attracted
to light, hence they end up on the window si
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