Museum nuisance beetle Reesa vespulae
Adult beetle, also known as the American nuisance
Size: 2-4mm
Shape: Oval
Colour: Dark brown with pale golden band
Antennae: short club
Distinguishing features: covered in short hairs with a band of golden hairs on the wing cases.
Larvae are pests of: dead insects and insect collections
Damage: large amounts of cast skins and frass
Adults eat: nothing
Often found on: insect collections
Uncommon but appears to be spreading and causes severe damage to insect collections because the insects are parthenogenic, there are no males and the adult females can reproduce without mating.
The larvae can be confused with Anthrenus, Trogoderma or Attagenus.
Size: 2-4mm
Shape: Oval
Colour: Dark brown with pale golden band
Antennae: short club
Distinguishing features: covered in short hairs with a band of golden hairs on the wing cases.
Larvae are pests of: dead insects and insect collections
Damage: large amounts of cast skins and frass
Adults eat: nothing
Often found on: insect collections
Uncommon but appears to be spreading and causes severe damage to insect collections because the insects are parthenogenic, there are no males and the adult females can reproduce without mating.
The larvae can be confused with Anthrenus, Trogoderma or Attagenus.
Museum nuisance beetle Reesa vespulae
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