[Nhcoll-l] Flesh-eating dermestids

[Tonya.Haff at csiro.au]

Hello all,

I have a question about keeping dermestids. I've always considered their colonies to be a risk to skin collections, as desmestid bettles are a major risk/pest of collections. However, an entomologist friend of mine recently pointed out that the flesh-eating dermestids are much larger and not interested in feathers, hair or skin, but that they specifically eat flesh, and that as such they shouldn't pose much of a risk). Do any of you have any thoughts or experience with this?

Thanks!

Cheers,

Tonya

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Dr Tonya Haff
Collections Manager
Australian National Wildlife Collection
National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO
Canberra, Australia
Phone: (+61) 02 62421566

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