I am also very interested in this since we accidentally catch geckos and blind snakes every now and then, which I would very much prefer to save. They're small enough that a mesh for us would have to be small enough that it might hinder other insects as well.
I remember someone mentioning previously that putting glue traps face down with a couple pennies to keep them off the ground was very good for silverfish. Would this work for catching other insects too or would it effectively stop them from passing through and affect the count? I wonder if it would be worth turning all the traps downwards? Although maybe it would stop catching moths and other flying types.... Thank you for your opinions! Best, Angelica On Wed, 30 Sep 2020 at 10:38, Robin F Hazen <[email protected]> wrote: > This is an interesting question. I've been wondering if placing an > ordinary glue trap inside a strong, reusable, sealed wire mesh box would > help. It might interfere with the natural path of insects to some degree, > but would keep mice and snakes out. I haven't seen anything like this on > the market, however. > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:23 AM Allegra Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning everyone, >> >> >> >> Do you have any recommendations for a mouse-proof way to trap and monitor >> insects? We’ve been using the standard sticky blunder traps for a while and >> tend to catch mice and the occasional small snake as well, which we’d all >> prefer to avoid. Are there any insect traps specifically designed to keep >> larger animals out? Have you had good luck with any other strategies to >> prevent this issue? Thank you for your help! >> >> >> >> Allegra >> >> >> >> Allegra Davis | *The Olana Partnership* >> >> *Curatorial Assistant* >> >> PO Box 199 | 5720 State Route 9G | Hudson, NY 12534-0199 >> >> Phone: 518-751-6775 | Fax: 518-828-1793| http://www.olana.org/ >> >> Social: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/OlanaSHS?ref=hl> | Twitter >> <https://twitter.com/OlanaSHS> | Instagram >> <http://instagram.com/olanashs/> | Pinterest >> <https://www.pinterest.com/olanaSHS/> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/BN7PR10MB2756C5345C3BC0780C5696B6CB330%40BN7PR10MB2756.namprd10.prod.outlook.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN7PR10MB2756C5345C3BC0780C5696B6CB330%40BN7PR10MB2756.namprd10.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Robin Hazen > > Preservation Specialist > > Binghamton University Libraries - Preservation Unit LS2525 > > 607-777-6220 > > [email protected] > > -- > 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/CANQ-UxQduCXtPEVZ_SNpmdZW2am5%2BR546mbot%3D5XafpyE0WYAg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANQ-UxQduCXtPEVZ_SNpmdZW2am5%2BR546mbot%3D5XafpyE0WYAg%40mail.gmail.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/CAAJvYjUfhg3dQR0tRtLbhwQdy%3DuGEhZ9CaARZbDXrri_d7rHXQ%40mail.gmail.com.
