[Nhcoll-l] Pesticides in NH Collections

[Jean Woods]

When I was a graduate student I remember that we had a problem with
roaches in a live animal room.  Because of the obvious concerns with
using chemical pesticides near experimental animals I remember that the
technician used baits containing insect growth regulators.  As I recall
this was some sort of hormone that prevented metamorphosis.  The big
advantage was its non-toxicity.  It didn't knock the numbers back as
quickly but it was much safer, so it might be a good choice in addition
to addressing the physical issues others have mentioned.  

Jean

Jean L. Woods, Ph.D.				Phone: 302-658-9111 x314
Curator of Birds					Fax:
302-658-2610
Delaware Museum of Natural History		jwoods at delmnh.org
P.O. Box 3937					www.delmnh.org
(4840 Kennett Pike)
Wilmington, DE  19807


-----Original Message-----
From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
[mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Brian Sidlauskas
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 4:32 PM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Pesticides in NH Collections

Dear NHCOLL Braintrust,

We're having a bit of a cockroach problem in the academic building that
houses most of Oregon State's vertebrate collections. The pest control
people want to spray " Tempo SC Ultra" and "Suspend SC" along the
baseboards in rooms that contain fluid collections as well as preserved
skins and skeletal materials. Is there anything that I need to be
worried about before I tell them to go ahead?

Thanks,

-- Brian

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Brian Sidlauskas
Assistant Professor
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
104 Nash Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3803
  
Voice: 541-737-1939
Fax: 541-737-3590
Email: brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu
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