Terhune Lab

The first specimen cleaned by the lab's dermestid beetles was a common house mouse (Mus musculus). The skinning process was started while the specimen was still partially frozen (this allowed for the skin to be more easily removed and the decomposition smell to be...

Dermestid Beetle Habitat: Pre-Arrival Set Up We removed the silicon trim of a 20 gallon aquarium with a scalpel so the beetles would not be able to crawl up the sides and added 1 1/2 inches of paper shavings as the substrate (bedding layer). We cut a large...