Hello Everyone, It's getting near the end of the fiscal year, and I am thinking of supplies that still need to be purchased. I have never purchased diatomaceous earth, or used it, but am considering the possibility of incorporating it into our IPM program. We do have some areas where silverfish have been found in blunder traps.
>From what I have read, it is important to make sure you are getting the "right kind of diatomaceous earth" if you are using it for pest management. I am wondering if someone could give me a link for the right kind, or tell me how to distinguish between various varieties when shopping on line to make sure the correct type is ordered. I would also be interested to hear any opinions from people regarding the use of diatomaceous earth in museum environments for silverfish, and any other pest it has shown to be affective against. Do you just "sprinkle it in the cracks in the floor and/or along baseboard"? What would be the hypothetical concerns for using it on the floor in a storage space for prints and drawings? Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks, Todd -- 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/CAMxAh%2Bi3fTK7pP9i4bEJxQrFNyr0oEKN8-ayqkKNA4B1tUZzug%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
