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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles (Bostrichoidea) » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Dermestes » Larder Beetle (Dermestes lardarius)
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unknow - Dermestes lardarius
Copyright © 2007 Michael Pettigrew

unknow - Dermestes lardarius
Fairfax, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
April 30, 2007
Size: 3mm
My friend has these in his house. Could you help me to identify them?
Thanks!
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Contributed by Michael Pettigrew on 1 May, 2007 - 9:20pm
Last updated 10 May, 2007 - 9:53am

moved for data
.-)
… Boris Büche, 10 May, 2007 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

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Yes, these are larder beetles. They typically infest dried, cured meats, and old animal carcasses. The larvae are the stage at which they are most destructive. Tell your friend he needs to bury the body:-) I'm kidding, of course. Simply find the infested product (pet food, perhaps), and discard it. Store all similar, remaining foodstuffs in glass or metal containers with tight-fitting lids.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 May, 2007 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric
My friend is now under investigation ;)
… Michael Pettigrew, 3 May, 2007 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

typo: lardArius
:-)
… Boris Büche, 2 May, 2007 - 2:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Thats what happens when I try to spell Latin names from memory.
… Brad Barnd, 2 May, 2007 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Dermestid beetles
Dermestes larderius.
… Brad Barnd, 1 May, 2007 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

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