I would think it could also attract a PETA media issue. I would opt to table
the idea. JTV
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management
Office 757-220-7080<tel:757-220-7080>
Cell 757-634-1175<tel:757-634-1175>
E-Mail [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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On Oct 15, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Dawn, Melissa
<[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>
406.994.2242
600 West Kagy Blvd.
Bozeman, MT 59717
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