From gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il Wed May 1 03:30:18 2024 From: gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il (Gali Beiner) Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 10:30:18 +0300 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Marker on bone Message-ID: Dear NHColl-listers, I'm having the bad luck of having to remove an old number written directly onto the many bones of an entire skeleton with a black marker, which is proving to be far too permanent. Those of you familiar with such tasks won't be surprised to hear that the only thing with any effect at all is ethanol, but that even so the number is still very much there. I'm hoping maybe people here have some tricks up their sleeve that I haven't tried yet in effort to remove the marker off the bones. Suggestions, anyone? Best wishes, Gali -- Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 *gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il * *https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From couteaufin at btinternet.com Wed May 1 04:07:05 2024 From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore) Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 09:07:05 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Marker on bone In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Gali, I used to have to do this and found that the most effective way was using some 10% hydrogen peroxide with a drop of 0.880 ammonium hydroxide mixed in and this pipetted onto the marked area. After a few minutes, the ink particles started to lift off, so I rinsed the area with water and used an old toothbrush. At worst, this slightly lightened the treated area but otherwise the number had gone. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian. www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 1 May 2024, at 08:30, Gali Beiner wrote: > > Dear NHColl-listers, > > I'm having the bad luck of having to remove an old number written directly onto the many bones of an entire skeleton with a black marker, which is proving to be far too permanent. Those of you familiar with such tasks won't be surprised to hear that the only thing with any effect at all is ethanol, but that even so the number is still very much there. I'm hoping maybe people here have some tricks up their sleeve that I haven't tried yet in effort to remove the marker off the bones. Suggestions, anyone? > > Best wishes, > > Gali > > > > -- > Gali Beiner (ACR) > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > National Natural History Collections > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > Fax. 972-2-6585785 > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il > https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From rvinsel2 at illinois.edu Wed May 1 10:41:43 2024 From: rvinsel2 at illinois.edu (Vinsel, Rachel M) Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 14:41:43 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Message-ID: Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I'd be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. Best, Rachel Vinsel Illinois Natural History Survey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Wed May 1 12:11:22 2024 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 16:11:22 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material - donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I'd be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. Best, Rachel Vinsel Illinois Natural History Survey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cwthomp at umich.edu Wed May 1 12:39:49 2024 From: cwthomp at umich.edu (Cody Thompson) Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 12:39:49 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org *Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!!* On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote: > Rachel > > > > Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus > to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from > occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is > frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs > from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? > donations, gifts, loans, etc. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Vinsel, > Rachel M > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > Hi All, > > > > Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If > so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your > vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from > entering the collections. > > > > Best, > > Rachel Vinsel > > Illinois Natural History Survey > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Cody Thompson Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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So freezing before it goes in, and freezing after it comes out. cheers, Beth Elizabeth Wommack, PhD Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 ewommack@uwyo.edu pronouns: she, her, herself www.uwymv.org UWYMV Collection Use Policy [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wzeBAm3ZshQCDFzQ5wkSAIelZLntGMwLQ0l3OaxGfoFH4PEQ-tYzlg1s7X9ScKxz1dFEGIXS8] ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:56 AM To: Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Cody Thompson Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. Best, Rachel Vinsel Illinois Natural History Survey _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM To: Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [External email - use caution] We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Cody Thompson > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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However, it only takes a few uses before the threads on the brush-bottles get gunked up, requiring acetone and a lot of grip strength to reopen. Is there any clever solution for this? Also -- has anyone tried ?fineline applicators? with b-72 before? Best, Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Specimens are placed in sealed plastic vials, bagged and then are frozen 2 weeks before being moved to the museum for cleaning. Hope all the responses are helpful, jon ______________________________________________________________ Jonathan L. Dunnum Ph.D. (he, him, his) Senior Collection Manager Division of Mammals, Museum of Southwestern Biology Research Assistant Professor (LAT) Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 (505) 277-9262 Fax (505) 277-1351 Chair, Systematic Collections Committee, American Society of Mammalogists Latin American Fellowship Committee, ASM MSB Mammals website: http://www.msb.unm.edu/mammals/index.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MSBDivisionofMammals Shipping Address: Museum of Southwestern Biology Division of Mammals University of New Mexico CERIA Bldg 83, Room 204 Albuquerque, NM 87131 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Emily M. Braker Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM To: Shoobs, Nate ; Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [EXTERNAL] Hi Rachel, Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections space. Best, Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM To: Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [External email - use caution] We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Cody Thompson > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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Eaton) Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 18:54:33 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Paraloid B-72 applicators? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Nate, We use HDPE dropper bottles for our B72, kind of like this. The ones we order also have an optional needle tip insert for smaller cracks and joins. It makes cleanup a lot easier and if/when your B72 becomes a "brick" you can just swirl some acetone in there to loosen it up and get it back to the desired consistency. A safety pin does wonders if the fine or regular tips every get dried shut. I rarely have issues with caps getting glued on and it allows us to mix up various consistencies and have smaller bottles available for use in prep and conservation. I do keep a few natural-hair small size paintbrushes on hand as well for consolidating or top-coating if necessary. Since they're natural hair, you can clean them with acetone and not turn them into little melty stubs (a lesson learned many years ago the hard way!). cheers, Carrie Carrie Eaton, Museum Curator (she/hers) UW Geology Museum 1215 West Dayton Street Madison, WI 53706 608.262.4912 www.geologymuseum.org instagram @uwgeologymuseum facebook.com/uwgeologymuseum From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:30 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Paraloid B-72 applicators? Hi all, I use Paraloid B-72 to repair shells that have been broken, and to prepare shell surfaces for labeling in cases where the material doesn't hold ink well. While the repairs it makes are beautiful (often I can't even tell that the shell was broken in the first place), a great frustration of using B-72 is how messy it can get, and how quickly the solvent evaporates (which changes the concentration). 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Braker Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM To: Shoobs, Nate ; Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony EXTERNAL EMAIL: This e-mail is from a sender outside of the UTEP system. Please forward suspicious emails to security at utep.edu or call 915.747.6324 Hi Rachel, Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections space. Best, Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM To: Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [External email - use caution] We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Cody Thompson > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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Feel free to email me offline. Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org *Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!!* On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 3:40?PM Zhuang, Mingna wrote: > Hi Rachel, > > In addition to the other suggestions, I have found UMMZ?s advice on using > a plywood box with epoxy resin lining very very helpful for peace of mind! > They can?t climb up the walls or eat through. We got one in 2020 and have > had far less issues than our previous aquarium setups. > > > > https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/dermestarium/default.asp > > > > Cheers, > > > > Vicky (Mingna) Zhuang PhD. > Biodiversity Collections Manager > UTEP Biodiversity Collections > B209 Biology Building > University of Texas at El Paso > 500 W University Avenue > El Paso, TX 79968 > phone: 915-747-5479 > email: mzhuang at utep.edu > website: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/ > facebook , twitter > , Instagram > : @utepbc > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Emily > M. Braker > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM > *To:* Shoobs, Nate ; Cody Thompson ; > Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > *EXTERNAL EMAIL**: This e-mail is from a sender outside of the UTEP > system. **Please forward suspicious emails to security at utep.edu > or call 915.747.6324* > > Hi Rachel, > > > > Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our > collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near > the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary > containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. > squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles > to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the > door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good > idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are > frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections > space. > > > > Best, > Emily > > > > > > Emily Braker > > Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section > > University of Colorado Museum of Natural History > > 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building > > Boulder, CO 80309-0218 > > Phone: 303-492-8466 > > http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Shoobs, > Nate > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM > *To:* Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew Charles < > abentley at ku.edu> > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > [External email - use caution] > > > > We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), > and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from > the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. > > I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a > door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. > > -N > > > > -- > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* > Curator of Mollusks > College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal > Biology > Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 > 614-688-1342 (Office) > mbd.osu.edu > > > > *From: *Nhcoll-l on behalf of Cody > Thompson > *Date: *Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM > *To: *Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Cc: *nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject: *Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room > was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting > vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and > intensely monitors the space. I > > > > Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The > room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting > vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and > intensely monitors the space. > > > > I hope that helps! > > > > Take care, > > Cody > > > Cody W. Thompson, PhD > > Mammal Collections Manager > > & Associate Research Scientist > > University of Michigan > > Museum of Zoology > > 3600 Varsity Drive > > Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 > > Office: (734) 615-2810 > > Fax: (734) 763-4080 > > Email: cwthomp at umich.edu > > Website: codythompson.org > > > > > *Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, > and research mission!!!* > > > > > > > On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: > > Rachel > > > > Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus > to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from > occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is > frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs > from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? > donations, gifts, loans, etc. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Vinsel, > Rachel M > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > Hi All, > > > > Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If > so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your > vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from > entering the collections. > > > > Best, > > Rachel Vinsel > > Illinois Natural History Survey > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org > > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Learn more about Public Assistance: Categories A and B). We will keep you informed of additional categories and counties as they get added. EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES may include, but are not limited to: } Temporary emergency repair (blue roofs and other work) or stabilization of an eligible facility if it eliminates or lessens an immediate threat } Wet vacuuming, damp wiping, or vacuuming with High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) equipment of the interior space } Removal of contaminated gypsum board, plaster (or similar wall finishes), carpet or floor finishes, and ceilings or permanent light fixtures } Cleaning of contaminated heating and ventilation (including ductwork), plumbing, and air conditioning systems or other mechanical equipment } Removal or relocation of collections to prevent damage or loss The Public Assistance Program Delivery Process. For more information, go to Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide Version 4 (fema.gov). 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They can?t climb up the walls or eat through. We got one in 2020 and have had far less issues than our previous aquarium setups. https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/dermestarium/default.asp Cheers, Vicky (Mingna) Zhuang PhD. Biodiversity Collections Manager UTEP Biodiversity Collections B209 Biology Building University of Texas at El Paso 500 W University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968 phone: 915-747-5479 email: mzhuang at utep.edu website: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/ facebook, twitter, Instagram: @utepbc From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Emily M. Braker Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM To: Shoobs, Nate >; Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony EXTERNAL EMAIL: This e-mail is from a sender outside of the UTEP system. Please forward suspicious emails to security at utep.edu or call 915.747.6324 Hi Rachel, Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections space. Best, Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM To: Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [External email - use caution] We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Cody Thompson > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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F? mere at vide om, hvorfor dette er vigtigt Following on from all the fabulous precautions regarding beetles crawling out of containment, I have seen ours at various times fly. Any thoughts on preventing beetles from simply flying out of containment when the top is opened? Cheers, Tonya From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Zhuang, Mingna Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:40 AM To: Emily M. Braker >; Shoobs, Nate >; Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi Rachel, In addition to the other suggestions, I have found UMMZ?s advice on using a plywood box with epoxy resin lining very very helpful for peace of mind! They can?t climb up the walls or eat through. We got one in 2020 and have had far less issues than our previous aquarium setups. https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/dermestarium/default.asp Cheers, Vicky (Mingna) Zhuang PhD. Biodiversity Collections Manager UTEP Biodiversity Collections B209 Biology Building University of Texas at El Paso 500 W University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968 phone: 915-747-5479 email: mzhuang at utep.edu website: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/ facebook, twitter, Instagram: @utepbc From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Emily M. Braker Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM To: Shoobs, Nate >; Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony EXTERNAL EMAIL: This e-mail is from a sender outside of the UTEP system. Please forward suspicious emails to security at utep.edu or call 915.747.6324 Hi Rachel, Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections space. Best, Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM To: Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [External email - use caution] We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Cody Thompson > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3608 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From cwthomp at umich.edu Thu May 2 07:49:22 2024 From: cwthomp at umich.edu (Cody Thompson) Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 07:49:22 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Lowering the temperature in your space will help minimize flying. Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org *Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!!* On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:09?PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) < Tonya.Haff at csiro.au> wrote: > Following on from all the fabulous precautions regarding beetles crawling > out of containment, I have seen ours at various times fly. Any thoughts on > preventing beetles from simply flying out of containment when the top is > opened? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Tonya > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Zhuang, > Mingna > *Sent:* Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:40 AM > *To:* Emily M. Braker ; Shoobs, Nate < > shoobs.1 at osu.edu>; Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew > Charles > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > Hi Rachel, > > In addition to the other suggestions, I have found UMMZ?s advice on using > a plywood box with epoxy resin lining very very helpful for peace of mind! > They can?t climb up the walls or eat through. We got one in 2020 and have > had far less issues than our previous aquarium setups. > > > > https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/dermestarium/default.asp > > > > Cheers, > > > > Vicky (Mingna) Zhuang PhD. > Biodiversity Collections Manager > UTEP Biodiversity Collections > B209 Biology Building > University of Texas at El Paso > 500 W University Avenue > El Paso, TX 79968 > phone: 915-747-5479 > email: mzhuang at utep.edu > website: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/ > facebook , twitter > , Instagram > : @utepbc > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Emily > M. Braker > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM > *To:* Shoobs, Nate ; Cody Thompson ; > Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > *EXTERNAL EMAIL**: This e-mail is from a sender outside of the UTEP > system. **Please forward suspicious emails to security at utep.edu > or call 915.747.6324* > > Hi Rachel, > > > > Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our > collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near > the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary > containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. > squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles > to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the > door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good > idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are > frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections > space. > > > > Best, > Emily > > > > > > Emily Braker > > Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section > > University of Colorado Museum of Natural History > > 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building > > Boulder, CO 80309-0218 > > Phone: 303-492-8466 > > http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Shoobs, > Nate > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM > *To:* Cody Thompson ; Bentley, Andrew Charles < > abentley at ku.edu> > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > [External email - use caution] > > > > We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), > and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from > the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. > > I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a > door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. > > -N > > > > -- > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* > Curator of Mollusks > College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal > Biology > Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 > 614-688-1342 (Office) > mbd.osu.edu > > > > *From: *Nhcoll-l on behalf of Cody > Thompson > *Date: *Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM > *To: *Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Cc: *nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject: *Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room > was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting > vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and > intensely monitors the space. I > > > > Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The > room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting > vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and > intensely monitors the space. > > > > I hope that helps! > > > > Take care, > > Cody > > > Cody W. Thompson, PhD > > Mammal Collections Manager > > & Associate Research Scientist > > University of Michigan > > Museum of Zoology > > 3600 Varsity Drive > > Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 > > Office: (734) 615-2810 > > Fax: (734) 763-4080 > > Email: cwthomp at umich.edu > > Website: codythompson.org > > > > > *Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, > and research mission!!!* > > > > > > > On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: > > Rachel > > > > Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus > to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from > occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is > frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs > from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? > donations, gifts, loans, etc. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Vinsel, > Rachel M > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony > > > > Hi All, > > > > Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If > so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your > vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from > entering the collections. > > > > Best, > > Rachel Vinsel > > Illinois Natural History Survey > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org > > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:09?PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) > wrote: Following on from all the fabulous precautions regarding beetles crawling out of containment, I have seen ours at various times fly. Any thoughts on preventing beetles from simply flying out of containment when the top is opened? Cheers, Tonya From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Zhuang, Mingna Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:40 AM To: Emily M. Braker >; Shoobs, Nate >; Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi Rachel, In addition to the other suggestions, I have found UMMZ?s advice on using a plywood box with epoxy resin lining very very helpful for peace of mind! They can?t climb up the walls or eat through. We got one in 2020 and have had far less issues than our previous aquarium setups. https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/dermestarium/default.asp Cheers, Vicky (Mingna) Zhuang PhD. Biodiversity Collections Manager UTEP Biodiversity Collections B209 Biology Building University of Texas at El Paso 500 W University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968 phone: 915-747-5479 email: mzhuang at utep.edu website: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/ facebook, twitter, Instagram: @utepbc From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Emily M. Braker Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM To: Shoobs, Nate >; Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony EXTERNAL EMAIL: This e-mail is from a sender outside of the UTEP system. Please forward suspicious emails to security at utep.edu or call 915.747.6324 Hi Rachel, Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections space. Best, Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM To: Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [External email - use caution] We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Cody Thompson > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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URL: From telabedz at gmail.com Thu May 2 09:07:14 2024 From: telabedz at gmail.com (Thomas Labedz) Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 08:07:14 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Rachel For decades I kept an active dermestid colony for cleaning of vertebrate skeletons in the general preparations room across the hall from the main research collections at the University of Nebraska State Museum. In nearly 40 years of operation the very few dermestid infestations found in the collections were traceable not to the colony, but to staff and visitors bringing already infected specimens (or more likely corrugated cardboard boxes with infected specimens) into the building. However, this record required constant vigilance and strict protocols rigorously enforced by myself. Upon my retirement earlier this year, not having confidence the colony would be monitored as rigorously, I terminated it. Having a colony that is close to collections necessitates strong protocols, but can be done. Everyone has to be on board with it. If staff or staff time cannot adequately monitor a colony I'd recommend moving the colony off site. Let me briefly explain how my operation worked. The colony was in a double-walled, tightly sealed, custom-built, plexiglass "terrarium" that had ventilation ports in the lid with a small-mesh screen sandwiched between layers of plex. The box being about the size of a 10-gallon aquarium. It required periodic (approx. annual) cleaning to remove build-up of dermestid frasse. This cleaning was done outside the building. Only clean, dry carcasses were put in the colony. The bug box could hold an entire deer head, or dozens of small, mouse-sized carcasses in individual screen trays. When this colony was "hot" I could easily prepare 40-50 small mammal skulls, or 1-2 dozen small mammal skeletons, or a duck-sized skeleton every 24 hours. When the colony was "hot", little else got done except skeletal preparation. Baiting out and freezing excess dermestids let me control the pace of preparation. Prepared skeletal material got a short rinse in mild ammonium hydroxide to kill remaining dermestids, another rinse in water, and set to dry. After drying, labeling, numbering, skeletons were placed in containers and everything frozen for two weeks prior to moving to the collections. Everything was inspected by myself. Anything suspect was re-run through the freezers. Nothing was allowed out of the prep room without being frozen. Any newly arrived unprepared material was frozen, along with its containers. Over the years I did not have trouble with dermestids trying to fly from the colony except under certain circumstances. Mold or fungal problems in the colony resulting from too much wet material being added. If the frasse layer in the colony becomes wet and begins to compost, this developing heat drives the beetles out. Mite infestations on the beetles appear to cause them to try to escape. Larva naturally will crawl and explore looking for food. Everytime the lid was opened the perimeter of the lid and box was examined for wanderers, but smooth plexiglass is difficult for them to climb. Side note. an odd source of dermestids found in the collections area were traced back to the exterior of our building having an annual kestrel nest. Prey items attracted dermestids which then found their way into the building. Good luck, Thomas Thomas E. Labedz, retired Collections Manager Division of Zoology University of Nebraska State Museum On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 9:41?AM Vinsel, Rachel M wrote: > Hi All, > > > > Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If > so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your > vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from > entering the collections. > > > > Best, > > Rachel Vinsel > > Illinois Natural History Survey > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rnewberry at smm.org Thu May 2 12:54:30 2024 From: rnewberry at smm.org (Rebecca Newberry (she/her)) Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 11:54:30 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We also keep our dermestids in a room adjacent to the biology lab. The tank has a ventilated cover with fine mesh screening over the vents. The room has a dedicated HVAC unit and all vents and returns are covered in screening. We have a chest freezer in the room specifically for treating specimens as they come out of the tank. We have plenty of traps to monitor and have had very few escapees over the years. One plus to having the colony on site is that we have a window to the galleries so visitors can see into the tank! Rebecca ------------------------------ *Rebecca Newberry* *Pronouns: she/her/hers* *Director of Collections Stewardship* e: rnewberry at smm.org o: (651) 265-9841 On Thu, May 2, 2024 at 8:07?AM Thomas Labedz wrote: > Rachel > For decades I kept an active dermestid colony for cleaning of vertebrate > skeletons in the general preparations room across the hall from the main > research collections at the University of Nebraska State Museum. In nearly > 40 years of operation the very few dermestid infestations found in the > collections were traceable not to the colony, but to staff and visitors > bringing already infected specimens (or more likely corrugated cardboard > boxes with infected specimens) into the building. However, this record > required constant vigilance and strict protocols rigorously enforced by > myself. Upon my retirement earlier this year, not having confidence the > colony would be monitored as rigorously, I terminated it. Having a colony > that is close to collections necessitates strong protocols, but can be > done. Everyone has to be on board with it. If staff or staff time cannot > adequately monitor a colony I'd recommend moving the colony off site. Let > me briefly explain how my operation worked. > The colony was in a double-walled, tightly sealed, custom-built, > plexiglass "terrarium" that had ventilation ports in the lid with a > small-mesh screen sandwiched between layers of plex. The box being about > the size of a 10-gallon aquarium. It required periodic (approx. annual) > cleaning to remove build-up of dermestid frasse. This cleaning was done > outside the building. Only clean, dry carcasses were put in the colony. The > bug box could hold an entire deer head, or dozens of small, mouse-sized > carcasses in individual screen trays. When this colony was "hot" I could > easily prepare 40-50 small mammal skulls, or 1-2 dozen small mammal > skeletons, or a duck-sized skeleton every 24 hours. When the colony was > "hot", little else got done except skeletal preparation. Baiting out and > freezing excess dermestids let me control the pace of preparation. Prepared > skeletal material got a short rinse in mild ammonium hydroxide to kill > remaining dermestids, another rinse in water, and set to dry. After drying, > labeling, numbering, skeletons were placed in containers and everything > frozen for two weeks prior to moving to the collections. Everything was > inspected by myself. Anything suspect was re-run through the freezers. > Nothing was allowed out of the prep room without being frozen. Any newly > arrived unprepared material was frozen, along with its containers. > Over the years I did not have trouble with dermestids trying to fly from > the colony except under certain circumstances. Mold or fungal problems in > the colony resulting from too much wet material being added. If the frasse > layer in the colony becomes wet and begins to compost, this developing heat > drives the beetles out. Mite infestations on the beetles appear to cause > them to try to escape. Larva naturally will crawl and explore looking for > food. Everytime the lid was opened the perimeter of the lid and box was > examined for wanderers, but smooth plexiglass is difficult for them to > climb. > Side note. an odd source of dermestids found in the collections area were > traced back to the exterior of our building having an annual kestrel nest. > Prey items attracted dermestids which then found their way into the > building. > Good luck, > Thomas > > Thomas E. Labedz, retired Collections Manager > Division of Zoology > University of Nebraska State Museum > > On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 9:41?AM Vinsel, Rachel M > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If >> so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your >> vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from >> entering the collections. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Rachel Vinsel >> >> Illinois Natural History Survey >> _______________________________________________ >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> society. 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URL: From Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Thu May 2 19:45:57 2024 From: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au (Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)) Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 23:45:57 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks all for those tips! From: Omura, Mark Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 9:58 PM To: Cody Thompson Cc: Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony I generally find beetles that have enough food are less inclined to fly. When I find beetles anywhere other than on specimens or at the bottom of the tank that is an indication the beetles need to be fed. Best, Mark Omura On May 2, 2024, at 7:49?AM, Cody Thompson > wrote: ? Lowering the temperature in your space will help minimize flying. Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:09?PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) > wrote: Following on from all the fabulous precautions regarding beetles crawling out of containment, I have seen ours at various times fly. Any thoughts on preventing beetles from simply flying out of containment when the top is opened? Cheers, Tonya From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Zhuang, Mingna Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:40 AM To: Emily M. Braker >; Shoobs, Nate >; Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi Rachel, In addition to the other suggestions, I have found UMMZ?s advice on using a plywood box with epoxy resin lining very very helpful for peace of mind! They can?t climb up the walls or eat through. We got one in 2020 and have had far less issues than our previous aquarium setups. https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/dermestarium/default.asp Cheers, Vicky (Mingna) Zhuang PhD. Biodiversity Collections Manager UTEP Biodiversity Collections B209 Biology Building University of Texas at El Paso 500 W University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968 phone: 915-747-5479 email: mzhuang at utep.edu website: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/ facebook, twitter, Instagram: @utepbc From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Emily M. Braker Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM To: Shoobs, Nate >; Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony EXTERNAL EMAIL: This e-mail is from a sender outside of the UTEP system. Please forward suspicious emails to security at utep.edu or call 915.747.6324 Hi Rachel, Our dermestid colony is located in a room on a separate floor from our collections. We line the inside of our tanks with a ring of Vaseline near the top where it meets the mesh lid. All tanks are placed in secondary containment - 6 inch walled plastic tote bins that have curved vs. squared-off basins making it fairly slippery and difficult for the beetles to climb out. There is also double-sided sticky tape placed around the door, which has a 8 inch high threshold/step (a door sweep is also a good idea if your room isn?t designed this way). Processed skeletal material are frozen for a minimum of two weeks before being moved into the collections space. Best, Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM To: Cody Thompson >; Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony [External email - use caution] We have a dermestid room at OSU MBD (used by the vertebrate collections), and the main protection measure in place is that it is only accessible from the outside of the building! It?s completely closed off from the inside. I think I had worked here for over a year before I realized there was a door outside that didn?t lead to anywhere I could see inside. -N -- Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Cody Thompson > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40?PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space.?I Hi, Rachel! Our dermestid colony is in our collections building. The room was purposely designed to prevent beetles from escaping and affecting vulnerable collections. Our IPM also takes this into consideration and intensely monitors the space. I hope that helps! Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!! On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11?PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Rachel Our dermestid colony is in a separate building on the other side of campus to prevent any potential spillover events into our collections from occurring. Additionally, anything returning from the dermestid colony is frozen (multiple freeze thaw cycles) to prevent adults, larvae and eggs from being introduced into the collections. This is true of all material ? donations, gifts, loans, etc. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Vinsel, Rachel M Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony Hi All, Does your institution use a dermestid colony for cleaning specimens? If so, I?d be interested to hear where they are housed in proximity to your vulnerable collections and what measures you take to prevent escapees from entering the collections. 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Message-ID: Hello all, I'm wondering if any of you have recommendations for attachments to microscopes that allow for easy phone photographs? I see there are lots of options out there, but I guess some are much better than others. I also wonder if you all have any thoughts on the preference of a phone attachment to a dissecting scope with an inbuilt camera? The use would be primarily for IPM, quick shots of interesting details, but not for research purposes. Cheers, Tonya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Thu May 2 22:12:51 2024 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 02:12:51 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digiscoping attachment recommendations? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I recently bought a little Amscope color eyepiece camera with USB for about $80, which works really well on our dissecting and compound microscopes. It automatically adjusts to optimum light balance and takes decent video too. If you added a Bluetooth adaptor, it could connect direct to your phone or anyone else's. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 8:55 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digiscoping attachment recommendations? External. Hello all, I?m wondering if any of you have recommendations for attachments to microscopes that allow for easy phone photographs? I see there are lots of options out there, but I guess some are much better than others. I also wonder if you all have any thoughts on the preference of a phone attachment to a dissecting scope with an inbuilt camera? 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From simmons.johne at gmail.com Sun May 5 12:39:34 2024 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 12:39:34 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] glass jar with ground glass stopper In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Chances are that you do not need any grease at all on the seal. Before you add anything, you should check to see if the seal is good. To do this, first wash the jar and the lid with soap to remove any residue. Then fill the jar with 70% (no specimens) and insert the lid. Either mark the fluid level, weigh the jar + lid + contents, or both. After 24 hr (to give the lid time to settle) put the jar into a tub or sink that you can fill with water, starting at tap temperature, then gradually increasing until you reach the average temperature of your collection storage area (do NOT use very hot water, keep the temperature at what the jar will be subjected to in storage). You should know within a few days if it leaks or not. When I was at the California Academy of Sciences we had thousands of similar jars in use. Most of the older ones had lids that were ground to fit the opening of the jar, which mean that if you got the right jar and lid combination, they did not leak, but if lids were switched around between jars, they often did. If the jar does leak, follow Simon's advice and use Alsirol. To remove these sorts of lids when they are stuck, try rocking the lid back and forth or tapping the handle part of the lid *gently* with a piece of wood, or *gently* tapping around the mouth of the jar (use a piece of wood and tap gently to avoid breaking the glass). If neither of those techniques works, you can put the jar in a sink, add warm water, and gradually increase the temperature until the internal jar pressure pushed the lid open--the drawback to this is that you will heat up the alcohol inside the jar which will speed up deterioration reactions in your specimens. The other means to get the lids off is to purchase the Universal Stopper/Opener sold by Alcomon. The device is expensive, but works well: https://alcomon.com/about/ --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 4:09?PM Kathy Omura wrote: > I have not worked with these types of jars and was wondering what to > use on the lids so they can be reopened. The jar will be holding a wet > preserved (70% EtOH) specimen. > I heard vaseline on the ground glass part of the lid and jar makes it > easier to reopen. > To make a tight seal, after the vaseline application, seal the lid with > wax along the edge. > What other options do I have? 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URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Sun May 5 15:27:05 2024 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 19:27:05 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] glass jar with ground glass stopper In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As John points out, ground-glass jars can seal perfectly as they are. However, one problem is that each lid was originally ground to fit a specific jar - they came in pairs. Over the years, we have found that they can get mixed up, especially when they move across departments and collections. You can sometimes reunite them by feel, but often you will have a lid that is a very slight mismatch to the jar (it usually rides slightly low or high relative to the rim of the opening). In such cases, as long as the taper angle matches you can complete the seal with grease. We use Dow vacuum grease, which shows no signs of change or leakage after 25 years. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of John E Simmons Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2024 12:39 PM To: Kathy Omura Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] glass jar with ground glass stopper External. Chances are that you do not need any grease at all on the seal. Before you add anything, you should check to see if the seal is good. To do this, first wash the jar and the lid with soap to remove any residue. Then fill the jar with 70% (no specimens) and insert the lid. Either mark the fluid level, weigh the jar + lid + contents, or both. After 24 hr (to give the lid time to settle) put the jar into a tub or sink that you can fill with water, starting at tap temperature, then gradually increasing until you reach the average temperature of your collection storage area (do NOT use very hot water, keep the temperature at what the jar will be subjected to in storage). You should know within a few days if it leaks or not. When I was at the California Academy of Sciences we had thousands of similar jars in use. Most of the older ones had lids that were ground to fit the opening of the jar, which mean that if you got the right jar and lid combination, they did not leak, but if lids were switched around between jars, they often did. If the jar does leak, follow Simon's advice and use Alsirol. To remove these sorts of lids when they are stuck, try rocking the lid back and forth or tapping the handle part of the lid gently with a piece of wood, or gently tapping around the mouth of the jar (use a piece of wood and tap gently to avoid breaking the glass). If neither of those techniques works, you can put the jar in a sink, add warm water, and gradually increase the temperature until the internal jar pressure pushed the lid open--the drawback to this is that you will heat up the alcohol inside the jar which will speed up deterioration reactions in your specimens. The other means to get the lids off is to purchase the Universal Stopper/Opener sold by Alcomon. The device is expensive, but works well: https://alcomon.com/about/ --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica and Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 4:09?PM Kathy Omura > wrote: I have not worked with these types of jars and was wondering what to use on the lids so they can be reopened. The jar will be holding a wet preserved (70% EtOH) specimen. I heard vaseline on the ground glass part of the lid and jar makes it easier to reopen. To make a tight seal, after the vaseline application, seal the lid with wax along the edge. What other options do I have? I appreciate any help you can provide. 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Hope this gives you a wider view on the use of the resin. all the best from Germany, Am 01.05.24 um 19:29 schrieb Shoobs, Nate: > > Hi all, > > I use Paraloid B-72 to repair shells that have been broken, and to > prepare shell surfaces for labeling in cases where the material > doesn?t hold ink well. > > While the repairs it makes are beautiful (often I can?t even tell that > the shell was broken in the first place), a great frustration of using > B-72 is how messy it can get, and how quickly the solvent evaporates > (which changes the concentration). > > I have the resin pellets and mix up new B-72 in acetone, and currently > we apply the B-72 with little brush-bottle applicators supplied by > University Products with their pre-mixed paraloid. > > However, it only takes a few uses before the threads on the > brush-bottles get gunked up, requiring acetone and a lot of grip > strength to reopen. > > Is there any clever solution for this? > > Also -- has anyone tried ?fineline applicators? with b-72 before? > > Best, > > Nate > > -- > > The Ohio State University > *Nathaniel F. 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URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Thu May 9 11:34:09 2024 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 11:34:09 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Water distilling In-Reply-To: <4563089eb7f34f39b026c3bc7e237dff@loodusmuuseum.ee> References: <4563089eb7f34f39b026c3bc7e237dff@loodusmuuseum.ee> Message-ID: For use with fluid preserved specimens a deionizer would be much better than a distiller. Distilled water tends to be rather acidic, and a distiller requires electricity and heat to operate. A deionizer is simply a resin exchange column that can be hooked up to existing plumbing. You do not need ultra-clean water for mixing preserving fluids, so the system does not have to have multiple filters or resin columns. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 3:43?AM Lennart Lennuk < Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee> wrote: > Hi! > > I am looking for good product to distill water in lab for fluid-collection. > > I think 3-5 L per day is ok. > > > > Can you suggest something that is also on sale in Europe? > > > > Also, what it needs to be installed into lab? > > > > Lennart Lennuk > > Head of collections > > Estonian Museum of Natural History > > 00372 5656 9916 > > Lennart.lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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Distilled water tends to be rather acidic, and a distiller requires electricity and heat to operate. A deionizer is simply a resin exchange column that can be hooked up to existing plumbing. You do not need ultra-clean water for mixing preserving fluids, so the system does not have to have multiple filters or resin columns. > > --John > > John E. Simmons > Writer and Museum Consultant > Museologica > and > Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia > Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima > > > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 3:43?AM Lennart Lennuk wrote: > Hi! > > I am looking for good product to distill water in lab for fluid-collection. > I think 3-5 L per day is ok. > Can you suggest something that is also on sale in Europe? > Also, what it needs to be installed into lab? > Lennart Lennuk > Head of collections > Estonian Museum of Natural History > 00372 5656 9916 > Lennart.lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 16:24:27 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany Contracting Opportunity: APG Conversion Phase Four Message-ID: Hello Everyone, The Department of Botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is looking for four independent contractors to provide collections services. These services will involve rehousing, relabeling, and reorganizing the Vascular Plant Collection to Angiosperm Phylogeny (APG) Group IV from its current historic organization scheme. Please refer to the attached PDF containing the Request for Quote (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW), and relevant attachments. All bids must be submitted by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 28th, 2024. It's important to note that interested parties must be registered federal contractors in the System for Award Management (SAM) to respond to this RFQ. Please forward this announcement to any interested candidates. If you have questions, contact TonerM at Si.edu. 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Azhar On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 10:05?PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) < Tonya.Haff at csiro.au> wrote: > Hello all, > > We are about to move some upright -80 and -20 freezers to a new space that > is meant to be 'clean' (pest-free). We would like to be able to clean the > freezers adequately so that we're not accidentally brining in some beasty > hiding in a crack or fold of the freezers, but we are not quite sure the > best way to go about this - especially underneath the freezers, as they are > quite heavy. Do any of you have experience with this, or suggestions for > ways to go about minimising the risk we will bring something back into the > building? > > Cheers, > > Tonya > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Dr Tonya M. 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Sincerely, Joosep Sarapuu Estonian Museum of Natural History -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Simon Moore Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2024 7:01 PM To: John Simmons Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Water distilling I would endorse what John has just said as I have tested the pH of distilled waters and have found them to go down to pH 4! With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian. www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 9 May 2024, at 16:34, John E Simmons wrote: > > For use with fluid preserved specimens a deionizer would be much better than a distiller. Distilled water tends to be rather acidic, and a distiller requires electricity and heat to operate. A deionizer is simply a resin exchange column that can be hooked up to existing plumbing. You do not need ultra-clean water for mixing preserving fluids, so the system does not have to have multiple filters or resin columns. > > --John > > John E. Simmons > Writer and Museum Consultant > Museologica > and > Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia > Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima > > > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 3:43?AM Lennart Lennuk wrote: > Hi! > > I am looking for good product to distill water in lab for fluid-collection. > I think 3-5 L per day is ok. > Can you suggest something that is also on sale in Europe? > Also, what it needs to be installed into lab? > Lennart Lennuk > Head of collections > Estonian Museum of Natural History > 00372 5656 9916 > Lennart.lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de Mon May 13 03:11:43 2024 From: info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de (Fabian Neisskenwirth) Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 09:11:43 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Anoxy In-Reply-To: <86d21a30b3094174a162d950e6f73a29@loodusmuuseum.ee> References: <86d21a30b3094174a162d950e6f73a29@loodusmuuseum.ee> Message-ID: <73ab0bb8-0e3c-47d5-b7d1-5005e21b68b6@naturhistorische-konservierung.de> Dear Lennart, you can write to this company and ask (link bellow). They actually sell the needed equipment, but you need to know how to use it, since they are based on the change of oxygen into nitrogen. They will certainly have more information about possible companies that can do the job too. And by the way they have the best catalog for climate loggers I have seen for sale. Very good supplier for preventive conservation equipment. https://llfa.eu/conservation/pest-management/anoxic-disinfestation.html All the best! Am 13.05.24 um 08:42 schrieb Lennart Lennuk: > > Hi! > > Can you please suggest equipment for anoxia disinfestation in Europe? > > The item size that is needed to disinfest, is ranging from rabbit to > rhino. > > Best! > Lennart > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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Sincerely, Joosep Sarapuu Estonian Museum of Natural History -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Simon Moore Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2024 7:01 PM To: John Simmons Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Water distilling I would endorse what John has just said as I have tested the pH of distilled waters and have found them to go down to pH 4! With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian. www.natural-history-conservation.com On 9 May 2024, at 16:34, John E Simmons wrote: For use with fluid preserved specimens a deionizer would be much better than a distiller. Distilled water tends to be rather acidic, and a distiller requires electricity and heat to operate. A deionizer is simply a resin exchange column that can be hooked up to existing plumbing. You do not need ultra-clean water for mixing preserving fluids, so the system does not have to have multiple filters or resin columns. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica and Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 3:43?AM Lennart Lennuk wrote: Hi! I am looking for good product to distill water in lab for fluid-collection. I think 3-5 L per day is ok. Can you suggest something that is also on sale in Europe? Also, what it needs to be installed into lab? 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For example, information like: most important product specs, particularly reputable brands, brands to stay away from, any issues you've encountered? Thank you, and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts! All the best, Ani Ani Hristova PhD Candidate Department of Integrative Biology Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program Michigan State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Tue May 14 13:32:15 2024 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 17:32:15 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] -80 Freezers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ani We have been very happy with the new iteration of the Thermo Fisher -80 chest freezers. Granted we have not had them for very long (maybe a year) - they were purchased to replace failing older models. They are a lot more efficient in that the compressors do not run constantly. The freezer shuts down when it reaches temperature and only kicks in again once it warms up by a degree or two. This puts a lot less strain on the compressors and will hopefully mean they will last a lot longer. Chest freezers are so much more efficient than uprights in holding temperature. Uprights lose so much temperature when the door is opened as the temperature literally just falls out of the freezer. Attached is a quote we received from Fisher at the end of 2022 for both upright and chest however this includes out considerable University of Kansas preferred supplier discount - maybe UMich has something similar though Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Hristova, Ani Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:32 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] -80 Freezers Hi everyone, The MSU Museum Vertebrate Collection is looking to replace our current -86 freezer used for DNA, tissue, and the like. Could you share tips or best practices that you used in choosing your freezers? For example, information like: most important product specs, particularly reputable brands, brands to stay away from, any issues you've encountered? Thank you, and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts! All the best, Ani Ani Hristova PhD Candidate Department of Integrative Biology Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program Michigan State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If we hadn?t had another lab?s freezer in the building as backup, we would have lost all the recent samples from two divisions! The moral of the story, I suppose, is that the new machines are not always more reliable. I think chest units are a bit more reliable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Bentley, Andrew Charles Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 1:35?PM To: Hristova, Ani , nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] -80 Freezers Ani We have been very happy with the new iteration of the Thermo Fisher -80 chest freezers. Granted we have not had them for very long (maybe a year) ? they were purchased to replace failing older models. They are a lot more efficient Ani We have been very happy with the new iteration of the Thermo Fisher -80 chest freezers. Granted we have not had them for very long (maybe a year) ? they were purchased to replace failing older models. They are a lot more efficient in that the compressors do not run constantly. The freezer shuts down when it reaches temperature and only kicks in again once it warms up by a degree or two. This puts a lot less strain on the compressors and will hopefully mean they will last a lot longer. Chest freezers are so much more efficient than uprights in holding temperature. Uprights lose so much temperature when the door is opened as the temperature literally just falls out of the freezer. Attached is a quote we received from Fisher at the end of 2022 for both upright and chest however this includes out considerable University of Kansas preferred supplier discount ? maybe UMich has something similar though Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Hristova, Ani Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:32 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] -80 Freezers Hi everyone, The MSU Museum Vertebrate Collection is looking to replace our current -86 freezer used for DNA, tissue, and the like. Could you share tips or best practices that you used in choosing your freezers? For example, information like: most important product specs, particularly reputable brands, brands to stay away from, any issues you?ve encountered? Thank you, and I?m looking forward to hearing your thoughts! All the best, Ani Ani Hristova PhD Candidate Department of Integrative Biology Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program Michigan State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Is this system interoperable with other freezers if there is a failure and you need to move samples quickly? Is it necessary to eventually standardize to any particular brand or size? These Stirling and Thermo freezers both hold 700 standard cryoboxes but are different storage volumes overall. A different size may be more useful for odd-shaped or irregular sample containers. Does the University have a purchasing agreement in place with any supplier? Sometimes we get freebies like racks, extended service agreement, initial setup etc. if there is a promotion. Availability of local service vendors specific to that particular freezer. Please feel free to DM if you want any other details. Thanks, Azhar On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 11:00?AM Shoobs, Nate wrote: > We have a fancy new ThermoFisher TSX60086A -86, and it had a 2nd stage > inverter failure a few weeks ago, about 2 years into its service life. > > > > Despite all the bells and whistles (including a sleek looking ~smartphone > app~ that automatically notifies me of temp fluctations), troubleshooting > it was a major pain that involved exporting logs via USB 2.0 port on the > unit itself, emailing them to the fisher reps, and manually silencing > alarms from the touch screen on the front door every few hours for a few > days. > > > > Thankfully it was repaired under warranty, but I?d avoid this model if I > were buying another one. If we hadn?t had another lab?s freezer in the > building as backup, we would have lost all the recent samples from two > divisions! > > The moral of the story, I suppose, is that the new machines are not always > more reliable. I think chest units are a bit more reliable. > > -Nate > > > > -- > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* > Curator of Mollusks > College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal > Biology > Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 > 614-688-1342 (Office) > mbd.osu.edu > > > > *From: *Nhcoll-l on behalf of > Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Date: *Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 1:35?PM > *To: *Hristova, Ani , nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu < > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> > *Subject: *Re: [Nhcoll-l] -80 Freezers > > Ani We have been very happy with the new iteration of the Thermo Fisher > -80 chest freezers. Granted we have not had them for very long (maybe a > year) ? they were purchased to replace failing older models. They are a lot > more efficient > > Ani > > > > We have been very happy with the new iteration of the Thermo Fisher -80 > chest freezers. Granted we have not had them for very long (maybe a year) > ? they were purchased to replace failing older models. They are a lot more > efficient in that the compressors do not run constantly. The freezer shuts > down when it reaches temperature and only kicks in again once it warms up > by a degree or two. This puts a lot less strain on the compressors and > will hopefully mean they will last a lot longer. > > > > Chest freezers are so much more efficient than uprights in holding > temperature. Uprights lose so much temperature when the door is opened as > the temperature literally just falls out of the freezer. Attached is a > quote we received from Fisher at the end of 2022 for both upright and chest > however this includes out considerable University of Kansas preferred > supplier discount ? maybe UMich has something similar though > > > > Hope that helps > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Hristova, > Ani > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:32 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] -80 Freezers > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > The MSU Museum Vertebrate Collection is looking to replace our current -86 > freezer used for DNA, tissue, and the like. Could you share tips or best > practices that you used in choosing your freezers? For example, information > like: most important product specs, particularly reputable brands, brands > to stay away from, any issues you?ve encountered? > > > > Thank you, and I?m looking forward to hearing your thoughts! > > > > All the best, > > Ani > > > > *Ani Hristova* > > PhD Candidate > > Department of Integrative Biology > > Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program > > Michigan State University > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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The application is due this Friday, so it would be great if you could forward this on to anyone who you think would be interested! Details below. Cheers, Genna Anderegg https://www.dmns.org/about/internships/ Entomology Collections Internship Start date: The ideal start date is July 2024 Duration: 240 - 400 total hours, approximately 6 to 10 weeks Schedule: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday Stipend: $4,389 per to $7,316 total stipend, depending on the agreed-upon total internship hours Number of positions: 1 position Application Deadline: Friday, May 17, 2024 at 5 p.m. Housing: Interns are responsible for finding and securing their own housing The Denver Museum of Nature & Science maintains a research collection of approximately 1.3 million animal specimens and specimen lots in the Zoology Collections. The Zoology collections are comprised of both vertebrate and invertebrate species, providing a taxonomically diverse and scientifically valuable resource for research and education. Major taxonomic groups represented include arachnids, insects, mollusks, mammals and birds. The Integrative Collection Branch (ICB) oversees the preservation, maintenance and access to these collections, ensuring their long-term viability and usefulness. The Entomology Collections Interns will work in the ICB to improve the preservation and storage conditions of Zoology's Entomology specimens. This position will assist in the initial stages of a major reorganization project for the entomology collection. The main objectives of this project are to re-distribute available growth space into taxonomic areas with expected/predicted growth, and to adjust current organizational schemas to correspond to current understandings of phylogenetic relationships. This internship will conduct some of the preliminary movements to redistribute growth space allowing for subsequent reorganization. They will participate in assessing potential taxonomic organizational schema for various insect groups and will be trained most of the general entomology collections activities (pinning, cataloging, identifying, incorporating). Applicants from groups traditionally underrepresented in the Life Sciences are encouraged to apply. The Entomology Collections Interns will participate in and learn the following activities: Entomology specimen preparation and preservation techniques Taxonomic schema and organization strategies Best practices for specimen handling storage Planning and preparing for future growth of collections Work collaboratively with Museum personnel Assist with the management of supplies and equipment for the Zoology Department Provide direct assistance to Zoology collections staff, curators, and preparators when necessary. Participate in public engagement events, e.g., Science on the Spot, Member Nights, Educator Open House, etc. Conduct work within the safety guidelines of the Museum, ensuring personal safety and the safety and security of the collections. Qualifications Must have a passion for the natural sciences and an interest in pursuing a career in Zoology and/or museums Completed or enrolled at a 2 or 4-year institution in the Life Sciences preferred but not required Strong attention to detail, patience, and fine motor skills; excellent hand-eye coordination Positive attitude and flexibility Ability to work collaboratively with Museum staff and volunteers Organized: ability to self-start and maintain a balance between a number of projects Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to lift and move up to 30 lbs Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products Genevieve Anderegg, MS she/her/hers Assistant Collections Manager Invertebrate Zoology [Description: DMNS 2 Line RGB small.jpg] genevieve.anderegg at dmns.org 303-370-8321 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80205 www.dmns.org/science [cid:image002.png at 01D10020.307480B0] [cid:image003.png at 01D10020.307480B0] Unleash the magic of the sea with "Orcas: Our Shared Future" - where science, art and pop culture meet in celebration of our relationship with the fascinating and awe-inspiring orca. 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Full details about the post, and how to apply, can be found here: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46400/ All the best Jack Assistant Director University Museum of Zoology Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EJ +44 (0)1223 761344 http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ Twitter: @JackDAshby Twitter: @ZoologyMuseum Platypus Matters: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Mammals by Jack Ashby was published in May 2022. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ondatra at berkeley.edu Tue May 21 17:05:33 2024 From: ondatra at berkeley.edu (Chris J Conroy) Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 14:05:33 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello NHColl, In 2022 we emailed the list to see if anyone had any good recommendations for ultra low freezer alarm systems. We have an ancient telephone-only Rees, and we are considering upgrading since their current product offers both wifi-ethernet and a telephone-based backup. We got some responses, but it seemed that few museums were really thrilled with their alarm systems. A couple of questions for the list. 1. Can anyone recommend a freezer alarm system with a great reputation that has both wifi *and* telephone alerting? Our building wifi is spotty, and our building internet is not on emergency power, so we would not be able to monitor our freezers via internet if the power went out. 2. Does anyone have a freezer alarm system, internet or other, where the customer support is excellent? Feel free to email me directly, unless you think responses to the list would be appreciated. Thanks, Chris Conroy Museum of Vertebrate Zoology UC Berkeley ondatra at berkeley.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dlpaul at illinois.edu Tue May 21 17:55:50 2024 From: dlpaul at illinois.edu (Deborah Paul) Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 16:55:50 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Got People Data? Want personal / collection / institution credit and impact data? Of course you do ... Message-ID: <03072d9d-b0bb-428f-a1d7-32197f205b0b@illinois.edu> Greetings Everyone, A new paper out as of yesterday: Workshop Report: *Supporting inclusive and sustainable collections-based research infrastructure for systematics (SISRIS).* Weeks Andrea, Collins Elizabeth, Majors Twanelle W, Murrell Zack E, Paul Deborah L, Sheik Matthew, Shorthouse David P, Zeringue-Krosnick Shawn (2024) in Research Ideas and Outcomes 10: e126532. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e126532 Natural history and science collections are as much about the people who create them as they are about the specimens. Documenting the contributions of collectors and identifiers both past and present: 1) advances collections-based research and 2) creates a more accurate and inclusive historical and future networked account (think metrics and impact) of biodiversity science. This report published 20 May describes our efforts to move the systematics community to action through a series of US national workshops and symposia. The goal was to spotlight the power of "people-data" that can be leveraged using next-generation biodiversity informatics tools. If you attended the 2024 Prairie Research Institute Lightning Symposium, you heard a bit about the potential for this work to be done at PRI in the talk: Realizing the Impact of Who: getting (more) credit and discovering impact. * Cool related SISRIS graphic https://riojournal.com/article/126532/zoom/fig/11382100/ that links to our resources repository on GitHub. * This Workshop Report is also open to post-publication review (we already have one). * Thanks to the US National Science Foundation, Division of Biological Infrastructure. "Collaborative Research: Conference: Supporting inclusive and sustainable research infrastructure for systematics (SISRIS) by connecting scientists and their specimens". Grant No. 2247631 and 2247632. All of us (as authors) are happy to answer any questions any of you might have and look forward to hearing how this work supports your needs to discover, show, and expand impact at multiple community levels along with the extended specimen. Thanks much for sharing this paper in your spheres of influence! Much gratitude! Special thanks to David Shorthouse -- for Bionomia and the vision for this work. Debbie, and all the authors (/PS much cross-posting/) -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois -- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022 -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The strand is a collaboration between AAPS, the Red Iberoamericana de Cienci A Participativa (the Iberoamerican Network of Participatory Science), iDigBio, and Florida State University?s Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication. There?s a great line-up of headliners for this strand (see here ), and there will be opportunities in the program to share your thoughts and experiences, whether or not you are giving a talk. This event is designed to bring together a diversity of perspectives from across the Americas and beyond. I?ve pasted below the content that AAPS produced to describe the strand. Please share this with others who might benefit, and do join us! Austin Austin Mast ? Professor ? Department of Biological Science ? 319 Stadium Drive ? Florida State University ? Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295 ? U.S.A. ? (850) 645-1500 ? Director ? Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication ? College of Communication and Information ? Florida State University ? amast at fsu.edu ? he/him Global leaders launch a June 3-6 online event bringing attention to participatory sciences as powerful strategies for addressing the biodiversity crisis (there is still time to join this action-oriented event). Joji Cari?o (Forest Peoples Programme), Mariana Varese (Wildlife Conservation Society/Amazon Waters Alliance), and Joe Miller (GBIF) address ?Biodiversity Beyond Boundaries ? in a plenary symposium that invites us to see past narrow understandings of how knowledge can be created, combined, and used to inspire or make change. High-level events across the four days bring a biodiversity lens to frontiers of technology, community partnerships, and more, and include speakers working with iNaturalist, eBird, City Nature Challenge, and other projects. Woven throughout the week are sessions that directly enable collaborative problem solving to advance the impacts of citizen science, community science, and other participatory sciences. More than 50 contributed talks provide case stories illustrating the innovations of current projects as well as emerging work. These Biodiversity convenings are a special strand of the 2024 Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences , which engages researchers, social scientists, museum curators, data managers, technology innovators, and others who help unite big data with local knowledge for science, conservation management, policy change, and more. This special strand is made possible through partnerships with Florida State University, iDigBio, iDigInfo, and RICAP (the Iberoamerican Network of Participatory Science). Register by May 27th for seamless access to the event, and before prices go up. Details here . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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With best regards, Kalina and Austin Kalina Jakymec iDigBio Workforce Development Manager Florida State University digitizationacademy.org | idigbio.org ------ Digital Imaging for Biodiversity Collections Apply here: https://forms.gle/fQHafGYBmhANLd329 The aim of this free, online Digitization Academy course is to empower participants with the knowledge and skills to (1) identify and describe relevant facets of biodiversity specimens that can be captured and shared with common digital imaging modalities, (2) identify sources of digital imaging protocols and best practices, (3) identify and prioritize major differences among digital image file formats, hardware, and software options, (4) explain the workings of a digital SLR or mirrorless camera/lens, camera control software, and image processing software, (5) archive and share digital images, and (6) anticipate new uses for digital images of biodiversity specimens, such as in artificial intelligence and immersive media. Participants do not need prior knowledge of digital cameras or specialized software, though participants are required to have access to a digital camera and lens during the duration of the course. The course will occur from July 9?12 (Tuesday?Friday) between 11 am and 3 pm EDT (=New York City time, UTC-4). Participants can expect to spend three hours per day in synchronous meetings and as much as two additional hours of preparation time per day outside class. So this is about a 20-hour time commitment. The course will be delivered in English. Those interested in participating from outside the US may apply. The course will be led by Austin Mast and Nicole James, with contributions from a panel of digital imaging specialists. Apply here: https://forms.gle/fQHafGYBmhANLd329 Applications are due by 9 am ET on Monday, June 12. We plan to notify applicants of admission decisions by 5 pm ET on June 14. 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URL: From PinsdorfM at si.edu Fri May 24 10:02:27 2024 From: PinsdorfM at si.edu (Pinsdorf, Michelle) Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 14:02:27 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job announcement - Fossil Preparator positions at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Message-ID: Greetings nhcoll community, I am sharing a hiring opportunity for paleontology fossil preparators, now open at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Please spread the word to any interested colleagues. The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History is hiring three (3!) experienced and skilled fossil preparators for permanent, full-time, Federal positions. These positions will support the research, collections management, and outreach of the Department of Paleobiology in our behind-the-scenes Paleobiology Preparation Laboratory, as well as by supervising and managing volunteer preparation projects in our public-facing preparation lab, FossiLab. New hires should be able to hit the ground running on a wide variety of projects. Because FossiLab is open seven days a week, these positions require working an average of one weekend day per two-week pay period in FossiLab. The starting salary wage grade is a GS-9, with Washington, DC, locality pay, and with promotion potential to a GS-11. A current Federal GS salary table for the D.C. locality pay area can be found here (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2024/DCB.pdf) Because these positions are Federal, only US citizens are eligible to apply. More information and details of the duties and required knowledge and experience can be found in the announcement, here (https://www.usajobs.gov/job/792827900). 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Regards, Sergio De: Nhcoll-l en nombre de Callomon,Paul Fecha: viernes, 24 de mayo de 2024, 22:19 Para: NH-COLL listserv (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu) Asunto: [Nhcoll-l] Philippine locality Random Friday-afternoon question: we have the locality ?Curita, Luzon? on some land snail labels ? anyone have any idea where that might be? It does not come up on the web, at least not that I can find. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nelson.rios at yale.edu Sat May 25 06:28:50 2024 From: nelson.rios at yale.edu (Rios, Nelson) Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 10:28:50 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Philippine locality In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Paul, I asked chat gpt and got: Curita is a small coastal barangay (village) located in the municipality of Magsaysay in the province of Occidental Mindoro on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is situated on the western side of the island, along the Mindoro Strait. Occidental Mindoro is part of the MIMAROPA region, which stands for Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan. Nelson E. Rios Head of Biodiversity Informatics and Data Science YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PO Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 P +1 (203) 432-1844 peabody.yale.edu ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Callomon,Paul Sent: Friday, May 24, 2024 4:19:08 PM To: NH-COLL listserv (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu) Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Philippine locality Random Friday-afternoon question: we have the locality ?Curita, Luzon? on some land snail labels ? anyone have any idea where that might be? It does not come up on the web, at least not that I can find. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdmalay at up.edu.ph Sat May 25 06:43:08 2024 From: mdmalay at up.edu.ph (Maria Celia Malay) Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 18:43:08 +0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Philippine locality In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Mindoro Island is separate from Luzon Island. So that can't be right. Besides, chatgpt is prone to hallucinations. Cheers - Machel Malay ~ Maria Celia (Machel) Defrance Malay, Ph.D. Associate Professor Marine Science Institute College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman mdmalay at msi.upd.edu.ph On Sat, May 25, 2024, 18:28 Rios, Nelson wrote: > Hi Paul, > > > I asked chat gpt and got: > > Curita is a small coastal barangay (village) located in the municipality > of Magsaysay in the province of Occidental Mindoro on the island of Luzon > in the Philippines. It is situated on the western side of the island, along > the Mindoro Strait. Occidental Mindoro is part of the MIMAROPA region, > which stands for Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan. > > > Nelson E. Rios > > *Head of Biodiversity Informatics and Data Science* > > > > *YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY* > > PO Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 > > P +1 (203) 432-1844 <+12034321844> > > peabody.yale.edu > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of > Callomon,Paul > *Sent:* Friday, May 24, 2024 4:19:08 PM > *To:* NH-COLL listserv (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu) < > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Philippine locality > > > Random Friday-afternoon question: we have the locality ?Curita, Luzon? on > some land snail labels ? anyone have any idea where that might be? 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The Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event enables scientists, graduate students, representatives of research facilities, and people affiliated with scientific collections to meet with their federal or state elected officials without traveling to Washington, DC. Participating scientists can either meet with their elected officials at the local district office or may invite them to visit their research facility. Meetings will take place mid-July through October, depending on the participant's schedule and their lawmaker's availability. SPNHC members who participate will receive one-on-one support and online training to prepare for their tour or meeting. We encourage our members to participate in this important event. Participation is free for SPNHC members, but registration is required. Registration will close on July 15, 2024. To register, visit io.aibs.org/cdv. **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Sr. Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-9806 YALE PEABODY MUSEUM Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 Package shipping address: Greg Watkins-Colwell Division of Vertebrate Zoology YALE PEABODY MUSEUM 170-210 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511 USA 203-432-3791 ****************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 78500 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From skhuber at vims.edu Wed May 29 14:37:49 2024 From: skhuber at vims.edu (Sarah K. Huber) Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:37:49 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Unused catalog numbers Message-ID: For various reasons, we have a few hundred catalog numbers that were never assigned to collection objects. What do your collections do with unused catalog numbers? I'm debating if I should use these numbers when cataloging our backlog/no data specimens, or if I should just ignore these numbers and never assign a collection object to them. Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D. (she/her) Curatorial Associate, VIMS Nunnally Ichthyology Collection Office 804.684.7104 | Collection 804.684.7285 skhuber at vims.edu | http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php PO Box 1346 | 1370 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA 23062 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Wed May 29 14:40:05 2024 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 14:40:05 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Unused catalog numbers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I prefer to use them for backlog cataloging. If they are left blank, they will merely cause confusion long into the future. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 2:38?PM Sarah K. Huber wrote: > > > For various reasons, we have a few hundred catalog numbers that were never > assigned to collection objects. What do your collections do with unused > catalog numbers? I?m debating if I should use these numbers when cataloging > our backlog/no data specimens, or if I should just ignore these numbers and > never assign a collection object to them. > > > > Sarah K. 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URL: From wsimpson at fieldmuseum.org Wed May 29 14:55:30 2024 From: wsimpson at fieldmuseum.org (William Simpson) Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 13:55:30 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Unused catalog numbers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <09151618-0a65-4bff-9b01-21859faa72b4@fieldmuseum.org> Hi Sarah, We used to "issue" blocks of numbers to researchers who were planning on putting the specimens they collected into our collections.? In practice, we assigned them way more numbers than they ended up needing.? I stopped this practice when I started managing the collection.? At this point we have ~9,000 vacant records.? We do not go back and try to use these, but we /do/ maintain them as vacant records.? Often the only data in them is the name of the researcher for whom they had been reserved. Otherwise, if they were simply missing from the database, their absence might be taken for lost records and lost data. Best, Bill * William F. Simpson (he)* Head of Geological Collections McCarter Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates Gantz Family Collections Center *Field Museum of Natural History* 1400 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL. 60605 (312) 665-7628 fieldmuseum.org Field Museum Logo On 5/29/24 1:37 PM, Sarah K. Huber wrote: > > For various reasons, we have a few hundred catalog numbers that were > never assigned to collection objects. What do your collections do with > unused catalog numbers? I?m debating if I should use these numbers > when cataloging our backlog/no data specimens, or if I should just > ignore these numbers and never assign a collection object to them. > > Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D. (she/her) > Curatorial Associate, VIMS Nunnally?Ichthyology Collection > Office 804.684.7104?| Collection 804.684.7285 > skhuber at vims.edu ?| > http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php > > PO Box 1346 | 1370 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA 23062 > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. Seehttp://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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References: <09151618-0a65-4bff-9b01-21859faa72b4@fieldmuseum.org> Message-ID: Hi Sarah, We sometimes have researchers request blocks of catalog numbers for projects they are working on. For example, someone recently went through some of our uncataloged material, identified a bunch of things, and wanted catalog numbers for some of them for figures in a manuscript. I gave them a block of uncataloged numbers and let them assign them as they needed. Once they are done, I will be able to catalog everything into our database all as one big group. Todd On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 11:55?AM William Simpson wrote: > Hi Sarah, We used to "issue" blocks of numbers to researchers who were > planning on putting the specimens they collected into our collections. In > practice, we assigned them way more numbers than they ended up needing. I > stopped this practice > > > Hi Sarah, > > We used to "issue" blocks of numbers to researchers who were planning on > putting the specimens they collected into our collections. In practice, we > assigned them way more numbers than they ended up needing. I stopped this > practice when I started managing the collection. At this point we have > ~9,000 vacant records. We do not go back and try to use these, but we > *do* maintain them as vacant records. Often the only data in them is the > name of the researcher for whom they had been reserved. Otherwise, if they > were simply missing from the database, their absence might be taken for > lost records and lost data. > > Best, > > Bill > > * William F. Simpson (he)* > Head of Geological Collections > McCarter Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates > Gantz Family Collections Center > > *Field Museum of Natural History* > 1400 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive > Chicago, IL. 60605 > (312) 665-7628 > fieldmuseum.org > > > > [image: Field Museum Logo] > > On 5/29/24 1:37 PM, Sarah K. Huber wrote: > > > > For various reasons, we have a few hundred catalog numbers that were never > assigned to collection objects. What do your collections do with unused > catalog numbers? I?m debating if I should use these numbers when cataloging > our backlog/no data specimens, or if I should just ignore these numbers and > never assign a collection object to them. > > > > Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D. (she/her) > Curatorial Associate, VIMS Nunnally Ichthyology Collection > Office 804.684.7104 | Collection 804.684.7285 > skhuber at vims.edu | > http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php > > PO Box 1346 | 1370 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA 23062 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing listNhcoll-l at mailman.yale.eduhttps://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oM8kwcYSZOtKWmrcUIPgvVwuoSccR8CG4qOazi9ysuXzOPa5eIaCmNZLyO2wCY8YaUfHXUHP8meAtWNjbT4$ > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spnhc.org__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oM8kwcYSZOtKWmrcUIPgvVwuoSccR8CG4qOazi9ysuXzOPa5eIaCmNZLyO2wCY8YaUfHXUHP8meA8JlOABU$ > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -- Todd R. 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Then I assign catalogue numbers and do a batch upload into our database. Best, Bill Hi Sarah, We used to "issue" blocks of numbers to researchers who were planning on putting the specimens they collected into our collections.? In practice, we assigned them way more numbers than they ended up needing.? I stopped this practice when I started managing the collection.? At this point we have ~9,000 vacant records.? We do not go back and try to use these, but we /do/ maintain them as vacant records.? Often the only data in them is the name of the researcher for whom they had been reserved. Otherwise, if they were simply missing from the database, their absence might be taken for lost records and lost data. Best, Bill * William F. Simpson (he)* Head of Geological Collections McCarter Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates Gantz Family Collections Center *Field Museum of Natural History* 1400 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL. 60605 (312) 665-7628 fieldmuseum.org Field Museum Logo On 5/29/24 1:37 PM, Sarah K. Huber wrote: > > For various reasons, we have a few hundred catalog numbers that were > never assigned to collection objects. What do your collections do with > unused catalog numbers? I?m debating if I should use these numbers > when cataloging our backlog/no data specimens, or if I should just > ignore these numbers and never assign a collection object to them. > > Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D. (she/her) > Curatorial Associate, VIMS Nunnally?Ichthyology Collection > Office 804.684.7104?| Collection 804.684.7285 > skhuber at vims.edu ?| > http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php > > PO Box 1346 | 1370 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA 23062 > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. Seehttp://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Records that literally have no physical specimen are flagged as such so they can be filtered out easily. Honestly, this helps our workflow; we have, at any given time, anywhere from one to three people assigning serial GUIDs to specimens they are working with. If I have a single specimen or small series that I need to assign a GUID to, it is helpful if I can pick up one or more spare GUIDs out of the?"recycle" dish, and reassign them "on the fly", so I don't have to interrupt any of the other people who are working by stealing one or more of their labels and throwing their serialized sequence off. The need for very small sets of GUID labels is frequent, and it would be very disruptive if I didn't have a dish of extra labels I could grab from at need. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega FaceBook: Doug Yanega (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 From prc44 at drexel.edu Wed May 29 16:58:35 2024 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 20:58:35 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Unused catalog numbers In-Reply-To: <9cb14104-7721-4ba4-9493-7c791a82cd12@gmail.com> References: <2056b29c-9287-4c3f-8fed-36583e6136f6@fieldmuseum.org> <9cb14104-7721-4ba4-9493-7c791a82cd12@gmail.com> Message-ID: It used to be our practice, in the days of paper ledgers (which we started in 1891), to go back and use up any blank rows that had been issued but never used. We regret it now, as it turns out to interfere with certain forensic investigations, especially where the date of cataloging was not recorded for the interpolations and/or their surrounding entries. Nowadays, we often have people simultaneously cataloging into our database, so numbers are often not contiguous within a given body of material. That's not an issue, though, because nowadays the date, time and person cataloging are automatically logged. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org?Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From kit at ltwc.org Wed May 29 17:25:56 2024 From: kit at ltwc.org (Kit Ellsworth) Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 14:25:56 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Second-hand Museum Cabinets Message-ID: Hello, I just started as the education curator at a wildlife rehab in South Lake Tahoe, CA. 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