Hello All, I'm relatively new to pest management and have recently been tasked with taking care of our campus photography museum, so pardon me if my questions seem basic or obvious.
Question 1: I have a question about intake procedures. When we receive new artwork we have an intake room, but it's just a work space directly off the main gallery and we've been known to get pests introduced to the gallery and storage spaces from work that has been brought in. Do any of you have any procedures in place regarding bringing items in and isolating or inspecting them before introducing them into your collections? It just seems to me that we're almost rolling out the red carpet for bugs by bringing things in without inspecting or checking first. Question 2: An entomologist reported that we have Book Lice and I'm finding it a bit of a head scratcher. The cool room is maintained at a temp of 60-56 F (though they would prefer 50s) with 40-45% humidity. The cold room is 40-45 F and 40-45% humidity. According to the information sheet on MuseumPest.net these aren't typical temp and humidity numbers for a thriving Book Lice population, but could they be living and reproducing in these temps or is it more likely I've been given a misdiagnosis? I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to handle this because sprays or other liquids are not preferred. Again, new to this and learning so I appreciate any input or education you can provide. Thank you! Michael "Not Mike" Dunham Facilities & Operations Manager Columbia College Chicago 916 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 501 Chicago, IL 60605 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> O: 312.369.6851 C: 312.852.1892 colum.edu -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SN2PR04MB2192808D344C2ACE5A33D312AE310%40SN2PR04MB2192.namprd04.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
