[Nhcoll-l] resource on IPM; re: exhibits and pests

[Nezka Pfeifer]

Hello Amos,
There's a really useful group working on IPM that has a good website with
resources, as well as a listserv for help in identifying pests as they are
found by members of the list.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumpests.net_&d=DwIFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=vz1DaLFcSKlMlX5_nvUtk-l16d5ZFmoSSijkXWhhmus&s=wsookEKWAzECi7-TXiSM84ZtrPiiGQZ14OqKmTDHBD4&e= 
Best wishes on your IPM planning,
Nezka

Nezka Pfeifer
Curator 
The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art
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   1. exhibits and pests (Amos Belmaker)
   2. Re: exhibits and pests (William Shepherd)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:08:20 +0000
From: Amos Belmaker <belmakera at tauex.tau.ac.il>
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] exhibits and pests
To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Hi all,
We are about to christen a new building that will house our collections plus
some exhibits to the public. While the collections themselves will be in a
climate-controlled closed room the exhibits will be out in the open. Does
anyone have any experience with pest control in such a system?
Thanks,
Amos Belmaker

Amos Belmaker, Ph.D.
Bird collection manager, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel-Aviv
University, Israel
(+972) 03-6409399

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:14:54 +0000
From: William Shepherd <w.shepherd at swiftcurrent.ca>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] exhibits and pests
To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Hello Amos,

                There are many factors that will determine your pest control
measures, but some basic common elements of an integrated pest management
plan include sticky/blunder traps, flying insect sticky traps, pheromone
traps if you're worried about specific pests, potentially ultrasonic rodent
repellents, policies around food/drink, inspection schedules for pests as
well as damp, incorrect temperature/humidity, and I'm sure I'm missing a few
other general measures that others will mention. There are a good resources
out there. I'm more familiar with North American information so they may
vary for Israel but the general guidelines should be the same. One I have on
my shelf is:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.carrmclean.ca_Catego
ryGroupBrowser.aspx-3FGroupNo-3D17372&d=DwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CL
FZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=VHrCSyCEdAvwNZJvcG94HONt96LUZV6c
OXtw26NlYww&s=1s-S6UfNSOJ7cN1cGe5w577SURxzpOek-k1ccC7VfhA&e= .

                When you say 'open', do you mean the exhibits will literally
be in the open as in outside or is it more of an environmentally
uncontrolled/minimally controlled space? Will the exhibits be in cases? Are
these study skins or the like, treated in some way? Does the space have a
known history of pest issues? Is there food/drink in the area? Do
entrances/exits open directly into the space? What treatment options do you
have should an infestation be discovered?

William Shepherd
Collections Officer
Swift Current Museum
44 Robert Street West
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 4M9
Phone: 306-778-4815
Fax: 306-778-4818