Ihaggerty1313 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 What is this animal? One of my customers finding them in their roach bin. Thanks, -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 It's a dermestid beetle larva. They are harmless scavengers, and wouldn't be a problem as long as the numbers are small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihaggerty1313 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 It's a dermestid beetle larva. They are harmless scavengers, and wouldn't be a problem as long as the numbers are small. Thanks Ralph. How would they have gotten in there? Any suggestions as to how to keep them out? -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Thanks Ralph. How would they have gotten in there? Any suggestions as to how to keep them out? -Ian The beetles are agile fliers, so it could have arrived from just about anywhere and dropped into the roach bin to lay eggs. The best way to keep them out is to keep the bin covered with screen or a lid that has screen over any holes in it. Despite my own covered bins, I have a few different species in most of them and accept it as a fact of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Depending on how big it is, it might be a carpet beetle larvae; I've only seen baby Dermestes sp. that hairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachman26 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Despite my own covered bins, I have a few different species in most of them and accept it as a fact of life. Yeah you do. The little hitchhikers showed up at my place too. No dig deal. My venus fly trap loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 It's good to have a colony of them around for taking care of dead roaches; plus you can sell them to taxidermists and make a decent profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccabee Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Ah I was just gunna ask this question! I found one of these guys in the bin with my dubias! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I keep hoping for them to show up in mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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