[Nhcoll-l] spiders

[William Shepherd]

Hello Fiona,

                Typically if you find more than an occasional spider, they tend to find their ways into many spaces even if there isn't a major food source, it's a potential indication of a pest population. If the number noticeably rises that can be an indication as well; though you're not finding many pests. Has the number of book lice risen corresponding to the spider population or is it similar to the past few months?

This time of year it is not uncommon to see a jump in the number of museum pests and non-museum pests as the weather can drive them indoors. Best to keep an eye out and see if the spider population maintains and if the pest population rises.

William Shepherd
Collections Officer
Swift Current Museum
44 Robert Street West
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 4M9
Phone: 306-778-4815
Fax: 306-778-4818

Archives: http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/swift-current-museum
Library: https://www.librarything.com/profile/SwiftCurrentMuseum
Website: http://www.swiftcurrent.ca

From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Fiona Hernandez
Sent: November 1, 2018 2:59 PM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] spiders

Is there such a thing as too many spiders in collections storage areas? We have recently had a noticeable bump in spider populations in our storage. no signs of collections pests in the traps, except booklice. Should we be worried? Would it mean we may have a bump in spider prey? I am glad they are around to eat insects, but they seem to be getting much more numerous and physically large....

Fiona Hernandez
Conservator
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 3J9
T. 604.730.5315
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