[Nhcoll-l] Heat panels for controlling pests

[Timothy Brys]

I have only heard of them being used on floors to catch things crawling under the door, especially in a vestibule between a dermestid room and the rest of a building. Door sweeps help but I have heard of people using both just in case.


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Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Heat panels for controlling pests

I find the heat panel concept to be an intriguing one, but also problematic in other ways. For example, the biggest flaw I see is that the linked article specifically mentions it's effective in keeping away crawling dermestids, but I assumed that adult dermestids primarily flew into collection areas and then mated, laid eggs, etc.. Fellow entomologists, primarily coleopterists, is this incorrect thinking on my part? Granted, this method should dissuade wandering dermestid larvae, so it should be helpful to some degree.

Thanks for sharing!
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On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 2:43 AM Lennart Lennuk <Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee<mailto:Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee>> wrote:

Hello!


We are planning our new collection storage and I happened to read paper about

Heat Panels for Controlling Crawling Insects in Storage Areas<https://stashc.com/the-publication/room/heat-panels-for-controlling-crawling-insects-in-storage-areas-2/>.



Has anybody have experience with these heat panels?

What else you suggest to use to keep crawling insects away from opened doors?



Best regards!



Lennart Lennuk

Head of zoology

Estonian Museum of Natural History

+372 6603404, 56569916





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