[Nhcoll-l] Insect sticky detector traps

[Tocci, Genevieve Elizabeth]

Hello Lennart,

As long as they are sticky you are ok. I recommend in our institution we change every 6 months for sticky traps with no pheromones/food lures as by then the glue has often started to melt or they are too dusty. We also change them more frequently if there are a number of pests or if they are dusty. Too many insects in the traps can attract and be food for other insects.

Another good resource on pest management in museums is https://museumpests.net/ and the email list similar to this called the Pestlist.

Best wishes,
Genevieve

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Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers)
Senior Curatorial Technician
Harvard University Herbaria
22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138  U.S.A.
Phone: 617-495-1057  Fax: 617-495-9484
glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu

From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Lennart Lennuk
Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 11:04 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Insect sticky detector traps

Hi!

I started using sticky traps to etect pests in collection and exhibition.
I wonder how long will those last before I have to Exchange them.
At the moment I am testing two of them for crawling insects and one for flying:
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Best!
Lennart
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