Hi Melissa, I know that the New-York Historical Society did an exhibit where they displayed live fish that live in the Hudson River in New York State. I think this was a positive contribution because it literally brought life to the exhibit as a visual aid to the material presented. While I personally have not sold live insects, I don't personally see a problem with it if you maintain IPM standards (which would now include your gift shop too). Hope this is helpful.
Sincerely, Lexi Echelman Archives and Collections Coordinator Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson, respective cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon Family Groups 62 Oak Road Katonah, NY 10536 [email protected] (914)-232-4822 Website: http://www.steppingstones.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillWHome Twitter: https://twitter.com/billwhome?lang=en On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:21 AM Dawn, Melissa <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MWHPR02MB2495E2F35947C832D4E3998288930%40MWHPR02MB2495.namprd02.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CADqeFbrcfAjSK6xEKMpi3Fbe6ccJGkeXmtqjDYpiXmMRwXefZQ%40mail.gmail.com.
