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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks so very much to everyone who responded to this email thread! I have learned a lot, and I really appreciate all of your collective knowledge and wisdom. It’s great how much variability there
is, and cool that there is potential for colonies to be (well monitored and contained) near skins. I have seen the public display at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Ben, it is super cool. Though it still makes me squirm a bit – what if!?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We will continue to have our colony separate from our collections building, but I love all the ideas for increased biosecurity in our dermestid colony. I think that would go a long way to feeling
like I could go back to work after going into the colony! Thanks again to all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Tonya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Elizabeth Wommack <ewommack@uwyo.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 3 August 2021 6:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Garner, Heath <Heath.Garner@ttu.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tocci, Genevieve Elizabeth <glewis-g@oeb.harvard.edu>; Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) <Tonya.Haff@csiro.au>; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Tonya,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fun topic!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The UWYMV has really low humidity, but our colonies do fine in the dry high elevation. We do have them on a really strict watering schedule.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our beetles came from the MVZ colonies originally, which is not as humid as the east coast of NAmerica, but is more humid than Wyoming. I did watch the beetles fly around the MVZ lab, especially in the summer time. The colonies there are
in the same lab as the specimen preparation, and escaped beetles would eat the drying skins if we did not watch them really closely. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I've never had my beetles in Wyoming attempt to fly out of the colony. I watched a couple last summer take off in the colony, but so far we've been lucky. I wondered if it might be related to temperature and light cycle. We did move our
colonies completely off site several years ago because of space issues. All material is frozen a minimum of 2 weeks before I bring it back to the museum.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beth Wommack<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 9:42 AM Garner, Heath <<a href="mailto:Heath.Garner@ttu.edu">Heath.Garner@ttu.edu</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"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">We use a heat strip around the doorframe of our dermestid colony room. It was adapted and published as a 2-page write up in 1992 by our
then collection manager Stephen L. Williams.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tocci, Genevieve Elizabeth<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 02, 2021 10:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) <Tonya.Haff@csiro.au><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Tonya,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">It has not come up on the thread here yet, but I saw a talk about installing heat strip around a doorway as an extra containment
measure. It was at one of the Museum Pests working group meetings, and I am not sure it has been published anywhere. If you email the
<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmuseumpests.net%2Fjoin-the-pestlist%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cheath.garner%40ttu.edu%7C7d39d1a581fb4b15050908d955c87961%7C178a51bf8b2049ffb65556245d5c173c%7C0%7C1%7C637635141786716651%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Y5DZnn%2BNI9ZtE9UXJ1aI4Gp5D4kHquAvYYgyPFsJb78%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
pestlist</a> you may get some additional responses, or information about the heat strip specifically. It was pretty interesting.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Best of luck</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Genevieve</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#7F7F7F;background:white">=================================================</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#7F7F7F"><br>
<span style="background:white">Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Senior Curatorial Technician</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Harvard University Herbaria</span><br>
<span style="background:white">22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484</span><br>
<span style="background:white"><a href="mailto:glewis-g@oeb.harvard.edu" target="_blank">glewis-g@oeb.harvard.edu</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Benjamin Hess<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 2, 2021 10:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) <<a href="mailto:Tonya.Haff@csiro.au" target="_blank">Tonya.Haff@csiro.au</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">I managed dermestid colonies in North Carolina both in a museum and in buildings outside the museum. Temperature and humidity within the museum were fairly stable,
but there were high fluctuations in the buildings outside the museum. Outside the museum, we maintained dermestids at temperatures between 7 - 43 deg C (45 - 110 deg F) and a relative humidity of 5 - 90% RH. When the humidity spiked in late summer to early
fall, we added moisture by only wetting paper towels in a tray not touching the specimens or substrate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">I experienced mold outbreaks with high humidity, and this was a time when I saw adult dermestid beetles fly. I have also witnessed flying adults within the museum
when dermestids within a single tank were overpopulated. Dermestid tanks with flying adults were never opened in the museum until no flying beetles were present. Both flying adults and escaping dermestids can be managed with container/building modifications
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Skeletons coming out of dermestids were frozen for one week at the minimum. Each skeleton was then soaked in 70% ethanol, rinsed with water, dried, and then frozen
one more time before going to the collections. This ensured that all life stages of dermestids did not survive before going to the collection. Below are a few comparisons we experienced.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dermestid tanks visible to public (in museum, but away from collections)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">Temperature and humidity controlled<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">Ventilation through fume hood exhaust<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">Ventilation caused low humidity - sprayed water usually daily <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">Usually daily monitoring<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">Double bagged skeletons out of dermestids - frozen before moving specimens <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dermestid tanks behind the scenes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Temperature and humidity always fluctuating<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Ventilation through exhaust fan <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Winter was most productive (lower humidity, heated space, spray more water, FEW other insects)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Usually weekly or bi-weekly monitoring<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Issues with spiders, spider mites, red legged ham beetles, flies; and humidity issues with mold<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Freezer in building outside of museum and collections<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US">Some specimen transportation issues<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:42 PM Anderson, Gretchen <<a href="mailto:AndersonG@carnegiemnh.org" target="_blank">AndersonG@carnegiemnh.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">When I first took the position of Conservator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, I interviewed our collection manager of the bird collection, who managed
our dermestid colony. Steve provided some of the following info, that might help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span lang="EN-US">D.
</span>maculatus</i>, like so many other species, thrive under specific environmental conditions.<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Temperature: 72 to 75 deg F are ideal, but they can survive between 65 – 90 deg F. A large colony (e.g. 1 quart of beetles per a 5 gallon aquarium) will generate heat.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Relative humidity: They like it humid - I do not have the specifics preferences.
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Steve also had specifics on feeding and management of the colony to keep it healthy. Some interesting observations he made include: they prefer dried meat (although
they will eat fresh, also fresh meat can develop mold or rot); manage the food so that there is little left over; remove excess casts skins to help control mites.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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As for location for the colony – it is safest to have it in a separate building – if that is a possibility. Freeze the cleaned specimens before you bring them into the museum to reduce the likelihood of carrying the dermestids into collections that could be
damaged. That said, if there is no possibility of an external facility for the colony, you can have one in the building, even close to the collection
<u>if the colony is well managed and monitored. </u> There are a number of ways to do this. At the Science Museum of Minnesota – we had a colony that was not only adjacent to the biology lab, but visible to the public. We took the following precautions: The
room had a small, dedicated HVAC (I have seen dermestids live inside of vents and move from space to space through the ducts). The room was incredibly well sealed, with gasketing and door sweeps around the one door. The window into the gallery was very well
sealed. There were screens over the HVAC Vent. The room contained shelving that was easily cleaned. The colony was in aquariums with screen covers that were well sealed. There was a chest freezer for both storage of specimens to be cleaned and pest control.
We kept sticky traps around the aquarium and used tacky floor pads. Also, the room was kept very clean. Please let me know if you want to talk more off list.
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Gretchen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold"">Gretchen Anderson</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Carnegie Museum of Natural History</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:Andersong@CarnegieMNH.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">Andersong@CarnegieMNH.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 30, 2021 12:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hello all,<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I was wondering if any of you could provide insight into Dermestes maculatus, the hide beetle. I just read a paper (Strang & Jacobs 2019) stating that D. maculatus was not able
to live outside the colony (at the Smithsonian) due to ‘humidity and other requirements’, but sadly there wasn’t a citation. Likewise, I have seen dermestid colonies housed inside collection buildings (such as at the Field Museum), apparently with no threat
to the skin collections also housed nearby. I have not been able to pin point down why hide beetles wouldn’t be a threat to museum specimens, but I would love to hear any experiences with them or thoughts on what their infestation risk is to collections. They
certainly can eat a lot when they get going! I would love it if I didn’t have to feel a slight sense of existential dread every time I put a newly created skeleton specimen away (thoroughly cleaned and decontaminated, but still…).<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks!<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Cheers,<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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