Adie, Thank you for your additional comments.
When you say you have a standard that is then 'enhanced' in a new area, do you mean that when you start monitoring a new area you temporarily add extra traps to get a more thorough idea of the space? And then, after a period of time, you take away traps to what is the 'normal' and put everything going forward into the primary database? Cheers. Julie On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 10:35:22 AM UTC-7, Adrian Doyle wrote: > > Dear all > > I completely agree with all that is mentioned but one of the other things > is to see what the pest population is over a period of time so you can > understand what is ‘normal’ and when things change (good or bad) then you > might want to ‘zone in’ > > When testing a new area, I have a standard for a store or gallery which is > then ‘enhanced’ in a new area but this data does not go on the primary > database as this will distort the data. > > We also put pheromone sticky monitors (AF), cut in half, in blunder (BL > floor) traps in some areas which we call blunder/pheromone (BF)as these > sometimes are useful as they are a hybrid, attracting Webbing clothes moth > and Monopsis and insects just walking onto them > > Adie > > > > Mr Adrian (Adie) Doyle > > Integrated Pest Management Manager > > Property & Facilities Management > > Great Russell Street, > > London WC1B 3DG > > > > Tel: 020 7323 8207 > > Mobile 07813 363292 > > > > Email: [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > *The British Museum* > > Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG > > britishmuseum.org <http://www.britishmuseum.org/> > > > > *The security classification for this message is OFFICIAL* > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *[email protected] > <javascript:> > *Sent:* 01 November 2018 17:17 > *To:* Museumpests > *Subject:* [pestlist] Re: Blunder and Pheromone Trap Ratio/Concentration > > > > Thank you, Joel and Pat for your answers. > > > > I understand the complexity of the issue, and appreciate the ideas on how > to organize and restructure. > > > > At the moment it is just me checking traps, and in most areas there has > been zero to very little pest activity, but other areas have fairly regular > moderate activity. > > > > My main takeaway is that when activity is spotted, instead of 'spamming' > the area with more blunder traps, a better action plan is to utilize > pheromone traps. I watched the Stressed about Pests presentation you gave, > Pat, from 2014, and see how beneficial that system can be. I think > pheromone traps will be a great asset for us, it's just a matter of getting > everyone on board. Until then, we are revamping our data input spreadsheet, > and I will take advantage of that with a trap layout overhaul. > > > > Thank you again for the information. > > > > Julie > > > On Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 4:57:26 PM UTC-7, [email protected] > wrote: > > Hello, All > > > > Happy Halloween! > > > > Could anyone point me to a good reference to learn about best practices > for *how* *many* traps to lay out in areas of certain sizes, with certain > collections, with certain histories of pests? In my attempts to unify our > IPM system, I'm running into areas with tons of traps (60+) and areas with > sparse traps. I know the mentality of some is an avoidance of pheromone > traps, which then means needing to 'spam' areas with blunder traps so you > know what's there. I would love to find some references that can show the > best balance of pheromone and blunder traps together, and what > concentration is optimal. > > > I looked through muesumpests.net, but didn't see reference to this in > particular. Another article/book/or professional experience would be much > appreciated. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Julie McInnis > > Collections Care Assistant > > Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/67c1b908-6bde-4b34-b3f5-c8afd4c905e7%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/67c1b908-6bde-4b34-b3f5-c8afd4c905e7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. 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