[Nhcoll-l] Flesh-eating dermestids

Fri Jun 1 03:02:49 EDT 2018

Hey Tonya,

We never had any issue whit the dermestids, because of the same reason; they
don’t like feathers or hair. Actually they can get very “picky” and prefer
certain types of meat than other. 

But safety is first and we that’s why we take following precautions:

-          The dermestid type we use is a tropical one that needs warm
climate, so usually they don’t survive long time outside of their terrarium.
(the tank has a heater at 25°C, here we have a usual T° of 18-20 °C)

-          The terrarium is placed in a recipient full of glycerin, so if
they would crawl out of their terrarium they fall in the glycerin and stay
trapped in it. 

-          Both terrarium and glycerin recipient are in a big Box that is
closed after feeding so they can’t go out. (The Box has a breathable top of
cloth so they don’t asphyxiate) 

-          Always check for good cleaning after taking out material from the
terrarium.

-          If you need to clean the terrarium, put the residues of the
dermestids with the terrarium in the freezer to make sure that all eggs and
little dermestids are dead and you don’t spread them in the garbage (of
which they can easily get out).

-          All treated bones are put in acetone for at least one week, to
de-grease and kill little dermestids.

That’s it.,.. 

You could leave out some of the first 4 points
 or ad more safety, like a
having special room for them (we have them in one of our working rooms). 

Good luck!

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Von: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] Im Auftrag von
Tonya.Haff at csiro.au
Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Juni 2018 06:03
An: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Betreff: [Nhcoll-l] Flesh-eating dermestids

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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