[pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

Hello folks, I am the new Curator of a house museum in South Dakota that has been overrun with insects, primarily cluster/wood flies, hornets, box elder bugs, and pine leaf beetles (stink bugs). We are experiencing warm autumn weather here and the seasonal pests have been thriving in the attic

Re: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

Hayley, yours is a problem that is not unique. Spray, spray, spray -- that is all that many pest control operators can think of. Every pest that you have mentioned, with the exception of the hornets, is simply looking for a place to hibernate, not to live and breed. None of the mentioned

Re: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

The insect invasion you describe happens every fall when insects seek out shelter for the winter. Your idea of a black light in the attic is a good one. Get a supply of glueboards from Atlantic Paste Glue Company of Brooklyn, NY. Any firm which supplies the pest control industry will have