Katherine, The image depicts a handful of isopods, but also spiders, a rove beetle and yet other ‘outdoor’ creatures. I recommend you check the following:
* Door sweeps: Make sure these exclude invaders and weather. * Ensure that all penetrations through the building envelope are sealed. * Check for and seal breaches in sumps, around ejector pits and utility chases. * Modify the landscaping so that water flows away from the building. Consider adding a barrier of loose stone that may facilitate drainage and drying of the soil. * Until you’re better able to exclude these (and other pests), consider deploying lines of glue traps as means to interdict uninvited guests. Under certain circumstances, a barrier treatment (inside or out) might be made with a residual contact insecticide. Good luck. Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Katherine Fecteau Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2019 10:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] Requestion advice to resolve a pill bug infestation Good morning, We’ve been having increasingly more substantial problems with pill bugs in one of our collections storage spaces, a subterranean basement. I’ve attached a photo of one of the traps pulled from this space during our last survey – there are two other traps that were equally full. The basement’s perimeter floor traps are full of pill bugs and other pests and the floor, which was clean in early December, is covered in pill bug carcasses. Apart from resolving existing envelope issues in the basement, which are already on our maintenance agenda, does anyone have any recommendations for eradicating the pest population in the meantime? Thank you for your time and input! Best, Katherine Fecteau Assistant Curator Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd 508.347.0231 // www.osv.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.osv.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=xq2yaeBMjTAv1WvjlgN1chJi3DxXIOprgStvCEZQOqY&s=-k68REnthf3vwr22mr4QYbHXpuHdLHRhASo_y8diYaw&e=> -- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_group_pestlist&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=xq2yaeBMjTAv1WvjlgN1chJi3DxXIOprgStvCEZQOqY&s=aW14FY-COXVCRwUvfw7GqvZe_1dL1GUK0Z0_ZMfwygw&e=>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/57B34DD845B9684E98B531414FE5E54701823CC8%40OSV-EXCHANGE.OSV.ORG<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_57B34DD845B9684E98B531414FE5E54701823CC8-2540OSV-2DEXCHANGE.OSV.ORG-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=xq2yaeBMjTAv1WvjlgN1chJi3DxXIOprgStvCEZQOqY&s=2m101CK7asyQbVBSkRww9j-eWxTD4DtK1eRwJKkyqPA&e=>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_optout&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=xq2yaeBMjTAv1WvjlgN1chJi3DxXIOprgStvCEZQOqY&s=huljsPMukiiB0VEG_OT4bZJIHuueUeeIqXuqC4wBrH4&e=>. -- 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/BL0PR07MB4099C515E9F726EDED7646E394750%40BL0PR07MB4099.namprd07.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
