[Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony

Wed May 1 13:28:49 EDT 2024

Hello Rachel,

The UWYMV is like Andy and KSU, our dermestid colonies are in a completely separate building. I would also add that we freezer anything that goes into the colonies as well. That way if something did crawl in or establish itself while it was drying, we do not introduce it into the colonies.

So freezing before it goes in, and freezing after it comes out.

cheers,
Beth

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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