[Nhcoll-l] beetle colony invader

Mon Oct 30 11:02:11 EDT 2017

Dear colleagues - I'd be interested in communicating with anyone who has
mite problems in their dermestid colonies. I've worked with these mites in
the past and would be interested in seeing any specimens from outside
eastern North America.
All the best! - Barry

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Revelez, Marcia (CDC/OPHSS/CSELS/DLS) <
mte8 at cdc.gov> wrote:

> HI Aren,
>
> I have had this experience personally.  Red-leggeds do kill/outcompete
> regular hide beetles.  If the invasion is early and if possible – monitor
> the colony closely and hand pick all individuals out – shouldn’t take
> long.  The worst thing is these guys getting into your collection area.  I
> am not sure how you treat your skeletons once coming out of the bugs – but
> if you do a classic water soak – these little guys seem to survive and hide
> well in any possible air pocket.  They love greasy specimens and can really
> be quite destructive to your specimens.
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> Do you know how they red-leggeds got into your colony?  Mine got in
> because someone brought in a specimen straight from the field – from that
> point I required carcasses to be frozen prior to entry.  If you aren’t
> familiar – you should explore https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumpests.net_&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=uq2BM2b94o0l9QIaFKWdpPNW3o6DJDaUgSkEBSwXAvI&s=zq3NQpwj66Oyh3K9J6D9tNw5GafmWwxL34AEj7n6Euc&e=
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumpests.net_&d=DwMGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=h7G7LzzFljP5scgksg72h074lIN19n-J044tGoaGNd8&s=wkK6Md8H0yLvbol5qFc-9nLH0BV3ooTP-Fv9_6O4JVg&e=>.
> It is a great resource and you can even join their listserv too
> (pestlist).  There is a fact sheet for many museum pests, including
> red-leggeds: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumpests.net_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_2015_05_Fact-2D&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=uq2BM2b94o0l9QIaFKWdpPNW3o6DJDaUgSkEBSwXAvI&s=ZWc4eqQ3ifzpKXm-mARlLnT97WiGG9hWTNh1RUZakyU&e=
> Sheet-Redlegged-Ham-Beetle.pdf
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumpests.net_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_2015_05_Fact-2DSheet-2DRedlegged-2DHam-2DBeetle.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=h7G7LzzFljP5scgksg72h074lIN19n-J044tGoaGNd8&s=qpJUhByQQ7_PZA9F-2VlCjOTxF1DoZjXi4slcP-W-wk&e=>.
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> If it’s too late, hand pick as many hide beetles out as possible and start
> a new colony.  And yes, this is far easier than dealing with a mite problem…
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> Best of luck
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> Marcy
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> *Marcy Revelez*
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> Collections Manager, CASPIR
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> Division of Laboratory Systems
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> csels/DLS/CASPIR/default.aspx
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> *From:* nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@
> mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *sugal
> *Sent:* Friday, October 27, 2017 11:34 PM
> *To:* Aren Gunderson <amgunderson at alaska.edu>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] beetle colony invader
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> 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.
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> Good luck!
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> -------- Original message --------
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> From: Aren Gunderson <amgunderson at alaska.edu>
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> Date: 10/27/17 7:43 PM (GMT-05:00)
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> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
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> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] beetle colony invader
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> Hi All,
>
> Our dermestid beetle colony has been invaded by the red-legged ham beetle,
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Necrobia-5Frufipes&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=uq2BM2b94o0l9QIaFKWdpPNW3o6DJDaUgSkEBSwXAvI&s=46tvQE0Dv4MxvND2Ul_-WnIbs2cy_vDLUV-I95JX4ag&e=
> <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=>.
> Does anyone have any experience with these guys commingling with their
> dermestids? Will they kill the dermestids or are they feeding on the
> skeletons?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aren
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> --
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> Aren Gunderson
> Mammals Collection Manager
>
> University of Alaska Museum of the North
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-So many mites, so little time!

Barry M. OConnor
Professor  & Curator
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan                  phone: 734-763-4354
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Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079          e-mail: bmoc at umich.edu
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