We have a new exhibit opening soon called Amazing Butterflies. There are no live insects in the exhibit. I am in charge of IPM at our museum, and our store manager has asked me how I feel about the museum store having live butterflies in the store and selling butterfly kits during this exhibit. These kits typically contain caterpillars or butterflies and have food for the insects. In the past we had a traveling exhibit of reptiles, and crickets that were a food source for them escaped and infested offices. My gut instinct is to say this is not advisable, but I would love some insight from others about why this may or may not be a good idea. Has anyone sold live insects in their institutions or seen any negative impacts from their display/sale?
Melissa Melissa Dawn Assistant Registrar Division of the Humanities Museum of the Rockies [email protected] 406.994.2242 600 West Kagy Blvd. Bozeman, MT 59717 -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MWHPR02MB2495E2F35947C832D4E3998288930%40MWHPR02MB2495.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
