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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
name refers to plaster which remains damp too long will often support a growth of mold which attracts these beetles
Damp
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
name refers to plaster which remains damp too long will often support a growth of mold which attracts these beetles
Mold
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Adults about INCH-1/8
1/32 inch
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Adults about 1/32-INCH
1/8 INCH
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Identification adult = Color _ brown to brown, rarely black
Reddish
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Identification adult = Color reddish _ to brown, rarely black
Brown
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Identification adult = Color reddish brown to _, rarely black
Brown
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Identification adult = Color reddish brown to brown, rarely _
Black
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Eggs are laid singly among _
fungi
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
_ and _ feed only on mold spores
larvae and adults
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Both larvae and adults feed only on _ _
mold spores
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
They are commonly found in _
- moldy plant and animal substances, in fungi,
- in vegetable debris, under bark and stones, under decaying roof shakes
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
They are sometimes found in _ and _ nests
termite and ant
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
They are commonly found in _ stored food products but cause no direct damage to the food material
moldy
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
They are commonly found in moldy stored food products but cause _ _ _ to the food material
no direct damage
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
With _ _, deposition of their fecal material may further reduce the product’s value.
large infestations
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
With large infestations, deposition of their _ material may further reduce the product’s value.
fecal
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Mold beetles can be a problem within the first year of a _ _ _
newly built home
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Mold beetles can be a problem in a new home due to plaster or sheetrock walls _ _
slowly drying
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
_ associated with the plastering temporarily supports mold growth, especially in wall voids
dampness
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
dampness associated with the plastering temporarily supports _ _, especially in wall voids
mold growth
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
dampness associated with the plastering temporarily supports mold growth, especially in _ _
wall voids
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
They can also infest _ _ specimens in herbaria
mounted plant
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
They can also infest mounted plant specimens in _ and _
herbaria and museums
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
new plant specimens are not properly _ or _ before mounting and get mold growth on them
dried or kept dry
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
new plant specimens are not properly dried or kept dry before mounting and get _ _ on them
mold growth
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
can? can not? fly and are? are not? attracted to lights at night.
Some species can fly and some are attracted to lights at night.
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
The key to control is _
The key to control is drying out the problem area enough to stop mold growth
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
control = reduce relative humidity below #%
20%
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Temperatures above # deg F kill adult beetles in about 24 hours or less
110 deg F
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PLASTER BEETLE - FIELD GUIDE
Adults in the living space can be removed with a
vacuum
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