[Nhcoll-l] Dermestid colony

[David Dyer]

Greetings,

 

I am planning to start a dermestid colony for skeletal preparation. In
my last position I operated a large and active colony that was isolated
in a separate room and down the hall from the collections storage.
However at this museum it looks like the only option will be in the lab
and office space that is directly next to the collections storage.  Has
anyone come up with a safe way to operate a colony to minimize escapees
and potential harm to the collections? We had a pretty strict protocol
for the dermestid colony in my last job and had very few, if any,
problems in many years of operation. However, I need a fool-proof system
to also keep our history and archaeology curators from being too worried
about their nearby collections! Has anyone set up a similar colony? Any
ideas are appreciated!

 

Dave

 

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David L. Dyer                                                        

Curator of Natural History                              Phone:
614-298-2055 

Ohio Historical Society                                      Fax:
614-298-2089

800 E. 17th Ave.
ddyer at ohiohistory.org

Columbus, Ohio 43211-2474

 

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