[pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem
Hi all- I have a problem with pill and sow bugs coming inside a portion of our library. The area on the exterior has a drain at the bottom of a cement stairwell, which leads to an old wooden door. The door enters an area of our manuscripts processing area and they are inundated with these pill and sow bugs - two large sticky traps can be filled in a week's time. A sweep has been applied, but because of the age of the door, the sweep does not work well enough. The drain cannot be closed off. Maintenance is unreliable around here and I don't expect that the drain will be well cleaned any time soon. I took the drain cover off of the drain and saw that there are sow and pill bugs in the drain. This is definitely the source of the problem. My question is this: can I put Diatomaceous Earth in and around the drain on the exterior and will it help the problem? Would putting the same underneath the door and the path leading to the door help as well? I just need a way to dry up the drain that won't hurt anybody or anything but the pill and sow bugs. Will this be effective? Or does anyone have any other suggestions? Many thanks, Tara *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Tara D. Kennedy Preservation Field Services Librarian Preservation Department Yale University Sterling Memorial Library 130 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 432-4335 (Voice) (203) 432-9900 (FAX) tara.d.kenn...@yale.edumailto:tara.d.kenn...@yale.edu let me help you help your library!
RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem
Hi, Tara, The dust will help and drying this area out will do more than any chemicals. Remove all organic debris around this area will also help. Scott Harvey Pest Specialist University of Colorado, Boulder 303-735-0406 From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Tara Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:36 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem Hi all- I have a problem with pill and sow bugs coming inside a portion of our library. The area on the exterior has a drain at the bottom of a cement stairwell, which leads to an old wooden door. The door enters an area of our manuscripts processing area and they are inundated with these pill and sow bugs - two large sticky traps can be filled in a week's time. A sweep has been applied, but because of the age of the door, the sweep does not work well enough. The drain cannot be closed off. Maintenance is unreliable around here and I don't expect that the drain will be well cleaned any time soon. I took the drain cover off of the drain and saw that there are sow and pill bugs in the drain. This is definitely the source of the problem. My question is this: can I put Diatomaceous Earth in and around the drain on the exterior and will it help the problem? Would putting the same underneath the door and the path leading to the door help as well? I just need a way to dry up the drain that won't hurt anybody or anything but the pill and sow bugs. Will this be effective? Or does anyone have any other suggestions? Many thanks, Tara *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Tara D. Kennedy Preservation Field Services Librarian Preservation Department Yale University Sterling Memorial Library 130 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 432-4335 (Voice) (203) 432-9900 (FAX) tara.d.kenn...@yale.edu mailto:tara.d.kenn...@yale.edu let me help you help your library! bugfv2kq5.gif
RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem
Scott! I almost swatted my monitor! Anne Anne T. Lane Collections Manager 704.568.1774 x110 phone 704.566.1817 fax al...@charlottemuseum.orgmailto:al...@charlottemuseum.org The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite Where History Has a Home 3500 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215-3214 www.charlottemuseum.orghttp://www.charlottemuseum.org/ Featured Exhibits: The Carolina Mountains: Photography of Margaret Morley Charlotte Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures Charlotte Neighborhoods: NoDa From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Scott Harvey Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 11:39 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem Hi, Tara, The dust will help and drying this area out will do more than any chemicals.. Remove all organic debris around this area will also help. Scott Harvey Pest Specialist University of Colorado, Boulder 303-735-0406 [cid:image001.gif@01CA0158.59249540] inline: image001.gif
RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem
A lot of people have told me that. But it does fit my job. Scott Harvey Pest Specialist University of Colorado, Boulder 303-735-0406 From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Anne Lane Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:12 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem Scott! I almost swatted my monitor! Anne Anne T. Lane Collections Manager 704.568.1774 x110 phone 704.566.1817 fax al...@charlottemuseum.org The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite Where History Has a Home 3500 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215-3214 www.charlottemuseum.org http://www.charlottemuseum.org/ Featured Exhibits: The Carolina Mountains: Photography of Margaret Morley Charlotte Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures Charlotte Neighborhoods: NoDa From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Scott Harvey Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 11:39 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem Hi, Tara, The dust will help and drying this area out will do more than any chemicals. Remove all organic debris around this area will also help. Scott Harvey Pest Specialist University of Colorado, Boulder 303-735-0406 bugfv2kq5.gifimage001.gif
Re: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem
Tara, this sounds like a DIY project to me.First, it's not likely that the pill bugs or sow bugs are coming from the drain; more likely they are simply attracted to the drain. Might there be a lot of organic mulch surrounding that stairwell? If so, that's the source.Now, what to do about them --It sounds like there is a moist environment at the bottom of the stairwell. If so diatomaceous earth will not work well. It will simply cake! But let's do three things. First, remove that drain cover once again, cut a piece of aluminum or copper screen wire the same diameter as the drain, Place it on the underside of the drain cover and set the two pieces back in place. Don't use ferrous metal screen, It will rust through in no time at all!Next, Door sweeps come in many configurations. Get one that is adjustable so that it will seal properly.Now, let's take a look at the environment surrounding the stairwell. If there is organic mulch of any type, remove it and replace it with inorganic ( lava rock, creek gravel, pea gravel, etc.) mulch.Finally, I said three things, but let's make it 4. Place an insecticide containing bifenthrin, permethrin or beta-cyfluthrin on the first 3 or 4 feet of the floor inside and outside of the door. Apply that material up on the door frame and baseboard. Any of those materials should give you about 3 months of protection.See if those measures won't give you some relief.Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCEChair, ESA-ACE Oversight CommitteeLiaison, ESA/NPMA12835 Pembroke CircleLeawood, Kansas 66209Phone: 913.927.9588Fax: 913.345.8008E-mail: forr...@saintaubinbce.comwebsite: www.saintaubinbce.comProcrastination is opportunity's assassin.Victor Kiam, entrepreneur1926-2001-Original Message-From: Kennedy, Tara [tara.d.kenn...@yale.edu]date: 07/10/2009 12:09 PMTo: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem Hi all- I have a problem with pill and sow bugs coming inside a portion of our library. The area on the exterior has a drain at the bottom of a cement stairwell, which leads to an old wooden door. The door enters an area of our manuscripts processing area and they are inundated with these pill and sow bugs - two large sticky traps can be filled in a week's time. A sweep has been applied, but because of the age of the door, the sweep does not work well enough. The drain cannot be closed off. Maintenance is unreliable around here and I don't expect that the drain will be well cleaned any time soon. I took the drain cover off of the drain and saw that there are sow and pill bugs in the drain. This is definitely the source of the problem. My question is this: can I put Diatomaceous Earth in and around the drain on the exterior and will it help the problem? Would putting the same underneath the door and the path leading to the door help as well? I just need a way to dry up the drain that won't hurt anybody or anything but the pill and sow bugs. Will this be effective? Or does anyone have any other suggestions? Many thanks, Tara *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Tara D. Kennedy Preservation Field Services Librarian Preservation Department Yale University Sterling Memorial Library 130 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 432-4335 (Voice) (203) 432-9900 (FAX) tara.d.kenn...@yale.edu let me help you help your library!
RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem
Me too! Get that off my screen! Lee Meadows Jantz, Ph.D. Coordinator, Forensic Anthropology Center Department of Anthropology, Univ. of TN 250 South Stadium Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-0720 (865)974-4408 or fax (865)974-2686 From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net on behalf of Scott Harvey Sent: Fri 7/10/2009 16:45 To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem A lot of people have told me that. But it does fit my job. Scott Harvey Pest Specialist University of Colorado, Boulder 303-735-0406 https://tmail.utk.edu/exchange/ljantz/Drafts/RE:%20[pestlist]%20Sow%20and%20Pill%20Bug%20problem.EML/1_multipart/bugfv2kq5.gif From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Anne Lane Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:12 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem Scott! I almost swatted my monitor! Anne Anne T. Lane Collections Manager 704.568.1774 x110 phone 704.566.1817 fax al...@charlottemuseum.org The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite Where History Has a Home 3500 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215-3214 www.charlottemuseum.org http://www.charlottemuseum.org/ Featured Exhibits: The Carolina Mountains: Photography of Margaret Morley Charlotte Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures Charlotte Neighborhoods: NoDa From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Scott Harvey Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 11:39 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Sow and Pill Bug problem Hi, Tara, The dust will help and drying this area out will do more than any chemicals. Remove all organic debris around this area will also help. Scott Harvey Pest Specialist University of Colorado, Boulder 303-735-0406 https://tmail.utk.edu/exchange/ljantz/Drafts/RE:%20[pestlist]%20Sow%20and%20Pill%20Bug%20problem.EML/1_multipart/image001.gif bugfv2kq5.gifimage001.gif
