Great. Thank you. Julie
On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 12:11:13 PM UTC-8, Adrian Doyle wrote: > > H Julie. Just as you say. After say 6 months I then have a better idea of > what the population is and make a judgement if this is about average for > this type of area. Adie Doyle > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> <[email protected] > <javascript:>> on behalf of [email protected] <javascript:> < > [email protected] <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 6, 2018 10:23:01 PM > *To:* Museumpests > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Re: Blunder and Pheromone Trap > Ratio/Concentration > > 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] >> >> >> >> *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] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *[email protected] >> *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]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> 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. > 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/e99488d8-f2cb-4fcb-abcd-814e86311550%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/e99488d8-f2cb-4fcb-abcd-814e86311550%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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