Hi Silvia,
It is kind of hard to tell from your photos - but they look like grain beetle,
possibly the "confused flour beetle" Tirbolium conf usum or one of its
relatives.
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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
Silvia,
The beetles in your trap appear to be Saw-toothed Grain beetles Orzaephilus
surinamensis. These are a food pest rather than a museum pest.
You will want to do a search for any dried food goods in the area that you
are finding these guys. There are some trappping systems that work we
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---Pictures are kind of
fuzzy, but not drugstore beetle (wrong fam
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Hi Silvia
I am quite certain thet these beetles are one of the Corticaria species,
belonging to the beetle family of Lathridiidae. Their common name is
Minute mould beetles. The adults and their larvae are feeding on damp,
mouldy commodities. They are very common not only in on farm stored
prod
Hi,
I am on vacation until Thursday, August 21. So if it is really urgent,
please call me at my cell phone 267-515-4639. Otherwise, I will send you a
reply upon my return.
Many thanks and cheers,
Alina.
Hi,
I am on vacation until Thursday, August 21. So if it is really urgent,
please call me at my cell phone 267-515-4639. Otherwise, I will send you a
reply upon my return.
Many thanks and cheers,
Alina.
Hi,
I am on vacation until Thursday, August 21. So if it is really urgent,
please call me at my cell phone 267-515-4639. Otherwise, I will send you a
reply upon my return.
Many thanks and cheers,
Alina.
Hi,
I am on vacation until Thursday, August 21. So if it is really urgent,
please call me at my cell phone 267-515-4639. Otherwise, I will send you a
reply upon my return.
Many thanks and cheers,
Alina.
Hi,
I am on vacation until Thursday, August 21. So if it is really urgent,
please call me at my cell phone 267-515-4639. Otherwise, I will send you a
reply upon my return.
Many thanks and cheers,
Alina.
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Hi,
I am on vacation until Thursday, August 21. So if it is really urgent,
please call me at my cell phone 267-515-4639. Otherwise, I will send you a
reply upon my return.
Many thanks and cheers,
Alina.
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I jumped the gun calling it a saw-toothed grain beetle. I agree with Lou and
Chris.
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