Larder beetle Dermestes lardarius
Adult beetle
Size: About 10mm
Shape: Oval
Colour: Dull black with a creamish band on the wing cases
Antennae: short, 3 segmented club
Distinguishing features: very distinct pattern across wing cases
Larvae are pests of: dried animal protein
Damage is: occasionally tunnels for pupation
Adults eat: very little
Often found: associated with dead rodents and birds in houses.
Historically a pest of stored ham.
Larder beetle Dermestes lardarius
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