[Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony
Cody Thompson
cwthomp at umich.edu
Thu May 2 07:49:22 EDT 2024
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
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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?
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> Cheers,
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>
> Tonya
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Zhuang,
> Mingna
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:40 AM
> *To:* Emily M. Braker <emily.braker at colorado.edu>; Shoobs, Nate <
> shoobs.1 at osu.edu>; Cody Thompson <cwthomp at umich.edu>; Bentley, Andrew
> Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
> *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony
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>
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> 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.
>
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> https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/dermestarium/default.asp
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>
> 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
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Emily
> M. Braker
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:29 AM
> *To:* Shoobs, Nate <shoobs.1 at osu.edu>; Cody Thompson <cwthomp at umich.edu>;
> Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
> *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony
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> 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.
>
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>
> Best,
> Emily
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> 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
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Shoobs,
> Nate
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:57 AM
> *To:* Cody Thompson <cwthomp at umich.edu>; Bentley, Andrew Charles <
> abentley at ku.edu>
> *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Precautions for Dermestid Colony
>
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> [External email - use caution]
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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.
>
> -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
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> *From: *Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Cody
> Thompson <cwthomp at umich.edu>
> *Date: *Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:40 PM
> *To: *Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
> *Cc: *nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu <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
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> On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:11 PM Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
> wrote:
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> Rachel
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>
> 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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> Andy Bentley
> Ichthyology Collection Manager
> University of Kansas
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *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
>
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