<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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