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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">As manager of the AMNH dermestarium I would just like to clarify our beetle containment protocol. Our colonies are in stainless steel tanks in a dedicated small room. The
tanks have lids and a barrier of petroleum jelly to prevent the beetles climbing up the sides, this is especially important in the corners. Any escapees are prevented from leaving the room by a barrier of “Trapper” insect glue applied to a wide strip of duct
tape placed in front of the door.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Paul Sweet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Tel: 212 769 5780<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alexandra Snyder<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 01, 2013 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> David Dyer<br>
<b>Cc:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Dermestid colony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you have noted, dermestid beetle colonies should never be anywhere near museum collections (typically they are kept in a separate building or on the roof top of the museum) but with limited space and funding, good museum practice is
often difficult to achieve. One method of containment that I saw in practice at the American Museum of Natural History was to have trenches full of "tanglefoot" surrounding the room in which the colonies are maintained. You may want to contact them for further
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:17 AM, David Dyer <<a href="mailto:DDyer@ohiohistory.org" target="_blank">DDyer@ohiohistory.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">David L. Dyer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Curator of Natural History Phone:
<a href="tel:614-298-2055" target="_blank">614-298-2055</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="tel:614-298-2089" target="_blank">614-298-2089</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">800 E. 17<sup>th</sup> Ave. <i><a href="mailto:ddyer@ohiohistory.org" target="_blank">ddyer@ohiohistory.org</a></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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