Thank you all for your suggestions. I keep forgetting to say I'm in Peru so I don't think I can buy the insects from those companies you mentioned in the States. However, I hadn't even thought of the possibility of being able to buy them! I will definitely look into this in my area. I will also look into the legal aspects, just in case, although I doubt anyone has regulated against it here. All the best, Angelica
On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 at 19:58, 'bugman22' via Museumpests < [email protected]> wrote: > A large source of a variety of live insects is Carolina Biological Supply > Company in Burlington, NC. > > Tom Parker > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Voron, Joel <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jun 25, 2019 12:36 pm > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Rearing insects for tests > > I would contact insects limited..... I believe they may sell certain > museum pest critters for testing needs.....I would be more apt to do that > than trying to keep my own. JTV > > *Joel Voron **Colonial Williamsburg Foundation* > Conservation Dept. > Integrated Pest Management > Office 757-220-7080 > Cell 757-634-1175 > E-Mail [email protected] > > [image: 1474552137245_IMG_0499.JPG] > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Michael Rebman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 25, 2019 11:35:50 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Rearing insects for tests > > Greetings, > > I see no ethical issues. They are pests that eat artifacts, and thus > destroy history. But there might be a legal issue, depending on whether or > not invertebrates are included as animals in animal testing laws. > > Thank you, > > Michael R. <[email protected]> > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 2:39 AM Angelica Isa-Adaniya <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm also not familiar with what the ethical aspects of rearing these > insects to kill them for research purposes might be. I've never done > anything like this before, so any pointers on any aspect of this endeavour > will be much appreciated. > > -- > 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/CAKMK8iEqj9J%3Dzy3yqRr9Pu8sZYEWH%3D2hTQhoO_UW5LnU_ThdEw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAKMK8iEqj9J%3Dzy3yqRr9Pu8sZYEWH%3D2hTQhoO_UW5LnU_ThdEw%40mail.gmail.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]. > 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/BN8PR20MB277098058D56B44BC4297312DCE30%40BN8PR20MB2770.namprd20.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN8PR20MB277098058D56B44BC4297312DCE30%40BN8PR20MB2770.namprd20.prod.outlook.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]. > 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/1534318962.1098619.1561481882467%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/1534318962.1098619.1561481882467%40mail.yahoo.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]. 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/CAAJvYjVj0vi4FNb2WeJF2W%3DJsOM4xfCstF%2B5tv3qUagqtfTndw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
