http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/ A daily photographic look at the world of insects, spiders, creepies, crawlies and critters. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:20:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-693 Insect Picture of the Day » Carpet Beetle Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:06:17 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-693 [...] posted carpet beetle larvae before, and I’ve been expecting to find an adult and post it someday soon, so I was a bit [...] [...] posted carpet beetle larvae before, and I’ve been expecting to find an adult and post it someday soon, so I was a bit [...]

]]> http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-302 Vanessa Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:03:06 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-302 It in indeed a Dermestid (carpet beetle) which you need to be very very afraid of if you have pinned insects in a box somewhere...I'm a collection curator and they were our worst enemy because they are notorious for invading collections and reducing all that pinned protein to dust. Write me if you want to know how to deal with them in a collection. It in indeed a Dermestid (carpet beetle) which you need to be very very afraid of if you have pinned insects in a box somewhere…I’m a collection curator and they were our worst enemy because they are notorious for invading collections and reducing all that pinned protein to dust. Write me if you want to know how to deal with them in a collection.

]]> http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-295 Charles Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:16:34 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-295 It looks identical to the carpet beetle larva we have here in Alaska. Be careful. They can reproduce fairly quickly and eat a ton of organics. We get infestations of them every few years and it's very interesting to see the odd sorts of things they'll end up eating. The cat and the hedgehog both love eating them. It looks identical to the carpet beetle larva we have here in Alaska. Be careful. They can reproduce fairly quickly and eat a ton of organics. We get infestations of them every few years and it’s very interesting to see the odd sorts of things they’ll end up eating. The cat and the hedgehog both love eating them.

]]> http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-272 tceisele Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:45:44 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-272 I'd say it's a carpet beetle larva, like <a href="http://lamar.colostate.edu/~gec/315.jpg" rel="nofollow">these</a> or <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/105369/bgimage" rel="nofollow">this one</a>, based on where you found it, the size, the cylindrical shape, the distinct segmentation, and the bristles. Especially the bristles. I’d say it’s a carpet beetle larva, like these or this one, based on where you found it, the size, the cylindrical shape, the distinct segmentation, and the bristles. Especially the bristles.

]]> http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-271 b13 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:28:16 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/03/weevil-larva/#comment-271 Man, it's hard enough finding a picture a day... let alone an <i>insect</i> picture a day. Big props! Man, it’s hard enough finding a picture a day… let alone an insect picture a day. Big props!

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