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Post by coughtmyeye on Jan 16, 2022 0:39:18 GMT -8
Hi, could you please help me identify this insect? I found one dead. It has long legs and antennae. I can see a lighter line on his back. Photo - ibb.co/1QXMrDs |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jan 16, 2022 3:45:43 GMT -8
I am not an expert on these, but it is a species of longhorn beetle, family Cerambycidae.
Adam.
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Post by coughtmyeye on Jan 16, 2022 6:32:53 GMT -8
Hi, thanks for the tips. After reading Wikipedia, I learned that this family consists of several tens of thousands of species. Found an app that recognized it as a Ptinus fur. After looking at the photos and description, I found it fit well.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jan 16, 2022 8:26:27 GMT -8
I see that I got the family wrong, I never heard of Ptinidae, not being a Coleopterist.
Adam.
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Post by coughtmyeye on Jan 16, 2022 11:47:55 GMT -8
Anyway, thank you very much for the answer. I found another free rider. At first glance it looked completely black, but you can see some lines in the photo. ibb.co/GFyzNtk |
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Post by Paul K on Jan 16, 2022 12:06:18 GMT -8
Anyway, thank you very much for the answer. I found another free rider. At first glance it looked completely black, but you can see some lines in the photo. ibb.co/GFyzNtkThat is carpet beetle larvae. |
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Post by coughtmyeye on Jan 18, 2022 6:35:48 GMT -8
Thank you. I was hoping it was Polyxenus lagurus. We had a live Christmas tree at home three weeks ago. Most likely because of it we got Ixodida, a previously identified Ptinus fur, and I figured the next passenger was Polyxenus lagurus who likes conifers. Comparing the photos, however, indicates that it is rather carpet beetle larva. ibb.co/ZgVP18Ribb.co/JnvybRDDo you know how to prepare effective traps for larvae or adults? |
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Post by bobw on Jan 18, 2022 7:37:04 GMT -8
Do you know how to prepare effective traps for larvae or adults? Just keep an insect collection - they'll find it! |
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Post by alandmor on Jan 19, 2022 9:04:56 GMT -8
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Post by exoticimports on Jan 19, 2022 10:04:11 GMT -8
Wonder if dermestid traps would work in the bug room or if it would draw more in.
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Post by kevinkk on Jan 19, 2022 18:03:25 GMT -8
Wonder if dermestid traps would work in the bug room or if it would draw more in. I often wonder the same thing with ant baits, I think the key is to use those traps or baits when you find an offending pest. Not enticing them in the first place seems to work for me, keeping my cases closed and tight, and not leaving sugar on the countertops. I woke up this morning to find the countertop an ant wonderland, and the only thing around- the spoon I'd eaten some chocolate peanut butter ice cream with in the sink, so-out came the ant bait, and now they're off and presumably very sick. |
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