what do they look like ? we have big bugs eating the beef fat on our bear baits , would like to bring some home , if they are dermicides . what is a good way to transport them & keep them . thank you
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I could take a pic of my colony and email it to you so you could see what they look like. Dan
please help , we are going back to the woods friday , thanks
Hi all,
I have these tiny beetles all over the place. They are long and thin and resemble teeny, tiny pine borer type beetles. Maybe 1/16" long x 1/32" wide tops. Both sexes appear similar. They can fly. They are uniform deep brown in color. I can happily catch a few, preserve in alcohol in a vial or something, and snail-mail to the local extension for ID, or I could snap some pictures and send to a coleoptera fan for ID if you wish. They are unintelligent and regularly don't move out of the way, thus I kill every one I see. They seem to enjoy eating birdseed, living under the carpet, between pieces of paper and other seldom-moved flat surfaces, and crawling on furs. They occasionally land on me thus ensuring their deaths. Are these dermestids? I have not noticed an increase in damage to my furs but I have found a few "tangles". We do have the real deal (carpet beetles which DO eat furs) here too so I just want to make sure these little, tiny brown guys are harmless. I don't mind them cleaning up birdseed powder (I have four birds) :)
Thanks for any help!