<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>I can only speak from personal experience. It was easy enough to pick healthy larvae and adults from an infested colony for re-homing in a new aquariurm. Far easier than dealing with a (tiny) mite infestation.</div><div><br></div><div>Good luck!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 6 edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Aren Gunderson <amgunderson@alaska.edu> </div><div>Date: 10/27/17 7:43 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu </div><div>Subject: [Nhcoll-l] beetle colony invader </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div>Our dermestid beetle colony has been invaded by the red-legged ham beetle, <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Necrobia-5Frufipes&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=kBnbVAiIBvnm37vX57cDemsRZWRts-Qk4W2FalzXAWk&s=96xz_mW-gBvwLEmRKbKL2GUzT9qBmDqxnINLetD9Vmg&e=">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrobia_rufipes</a>. Does anyone have any experience with these guys commingling with their dermestids? Will they kill the dermestids or are they feeding on the skeletons?</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Aren<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Aren Gunderson<br>Mammals Collection Manager<div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.uaf.edu_museum&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=kBnbVAiIBvnm37vX57cDemsRZWRts-Qk4W2FalzXAWk&s=C1GFc5WGHUwTjv5n70Z8zNUN0pa2ShvAG2ITVTDsC9s&e=" target="_blank">University of Alaska Museum of the North</a></div><div>907 Yukon Drive</div><div>Fairbanks, AK 99775<br><a href="mailto:amgunderson@alaska.edu" target="_blank">amgunderson@alaska.edu</a><br>907-474-6947<br><span> </span></div></div></div>
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