Megan, Book lice should be expected in and around any museum, library, office or home. A few in a library setting shouldn't necessarily cause alarm, but it would be wise to continue monitoring the archived materials as well as the general environment. If you see book lice more than occasionally in the archived materials, then consider trying to reduce the overall humidity in the facility. That is usually the most practical and acceptable means to maintain the population of book lice at or below an acceptable threshold level. I realize this can be challenging in Bremerton, but it is possible.Good luck. -Rich
Richard Pollack, PhD. CEO & Chief Scientific Officer IdentifyUS, LLC 320 Needham Street Suite 200 Newton, MA 02464-1593 ------------------ 617.600.6360 (W) 617.513.9266 (M) HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St., South Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu richard_poll...@harvard.edu On Nov 5, 2014, at 10:30, pestlist@museumpests.net wrote: > > Hello everyone! > > I am wondering if anyone has experience dealing with Book Lice. We have been > finding them in our traps, but we have not been able to find out where they > are coming from or what they are feeding on. The area we found them in has a > number of large map cases and file drawers, but I could not find any traces > of them inside the actual cabinets. Aside from setting more traps throughout > the area and placing silica gel inside certain cabinets(to bring down the > relative humidity), I have no idea what to do. > > Any help at all would be much appreciated! > > Thank you, > > Megan Jablonski > Collections Manager > Puget Sound Navy Museum > Naval History & Heritage Command > 251 1st Street > Bremerton, WA 98337 > p. (360) 627-2272 > f. (360) 627-2273 > > www.PugetSoundNavyMuseum.org > www.history.navy.mil/PSNM > www.facebook.com/pugetsoundnavymuseum > > FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY SENSITIVE: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED > DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. > > > >
