[Nhcoll-l] webcams using for pests monitoring

[Gali Beiner]

Hi Lennart,

Using webcams is an intetesting idea. However, one may wonder whether
webcams can really monitor pests when these are often small, well hidden in
the folds and creases of the objects? Wouldn't damage have to be fairly far
gone to be clearly seen on a webcam, unless each object is laid against a
bright enough background, unlike, say, some drawers with a lot of bird
specimens etc. ? For monitoring a space, say the floor in a room, the pests
may have to be of the larger kind to be seen, otherwise maybe traps might
be easier to follow. Unless researchers of entomology have better ideas of
live insect monitoring.

Cheers,

Gali

בתאריך יום ו׳, 11 בספט׳ 2020, 18:14, מאת Lennart Lennuk ‏<
Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee>:

> Dear museum specialists,
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> I have an idea of using webcams for pests monitooring in museum storages.
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> Do you know if something similar has been used before in museums?
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> It feels that it can save some time and energy at monitoring pests and
> maybe there is some ohter uses as well.
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> Best regards,
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> Lennart Lennuk
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> Head of zoology
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> Estonian Museum of Natural History
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