Re: [PestList] Devil Coach Horse Beetle

2022-11-07 Thread Derek Sikes
Anna, I would only be concerned if you catch more than one in a few month period. It is most likely a stray from outdoors that accidentally got inside. It's a predator and if you have a population of predators surviving & breeding inside that means there's enough prey inside to keep them alive -

[PestList] Devil Coach Horse Beetle

2022-11-07 Thread 'Anna McCann' via MuseumPests
Hi Pestlist, I am based in a museum in Ireland and was just checking the sticky traps in our temporary display gallery today and found a devil coach horse beetle. It is still alive so it is a recent enough catch. Is this an indication of something I should be concerned about as I have read they