Alex...When I was interviewed for my position I was asked an interview question
that I thought odd at the time. Said question was: If you were asked to do
something that went against your morals as part of your job what would you do
it. I thought about it for a good silent 30 seconds. I responded if it was
something that was best for the foundation or the collections yes I would do
it. Sometimes what is best for work is not how we would do things at home in
our personal lives. I get where you are coming from. I hope you let us know if
you discover something that is as good as the standard best practice of vanilla
scented sticky traps for museum pests and occasional invader pests.
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management Specialist
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Hi Alex,
Although the release portion would have to be something we'd have to modify, we
have developed the Machine Vision technology described by Rich that will allow
you to ID the pest both insect and rodent before you decide what to do with it.
You can find out more about it here (
https://www.extrasense.co/<https://www.extrasense.co/>) or reach out to me
directly if you'd like to discuss this further.
Best
Oliver
On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 7:09 AM Pollack, Richard J
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Alex,
I anticipate you wish to ‘release’ the still living wee beasties outside of
your facility. I – and many others here – might wonder whether this is rational
or practical, but far be it for me to question the intent.
One might, perhaps, ‘capture’ digital images of the little wanderers as they
enter an arena defined by the field of view of a camera. That provides the
monitoring aspect. Now, how to safely (for them) transport the interlopers to
another place? A gust of wind from a vacuum or blower might direct the quarry
through a portal to the great outdoors. Alternatively, a small treadmill might
serve as a moving sidewalk of sorts to evict the uninvited guests.
In the event you want to keep the beasts in residence (but why??), then just
skip the transport system and rely on a camera.
I understand the desire to be ‘humane’, but this might be a bit extreme. If
rodents are present, then I’d recommend traps other than those reliant on
adhesive. If arthropods are the target, then glue traps would seem the most
practical strategy.
Good luck with your endeavors, and may your precious accessions be protected.
-Rich
Richard J. Pollack, PhD
Senior Environmental Public Health Officer
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From: 'Wade, Alexandra' via MuseumPests
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Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:59 AM
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Subject: [PestList] catch and release traps
Hi all,
I hope you're all well.
I'm working in an archive, undertaking a large pest monitoring programme.
Recently, there has been an increased interest in moving away from the standard
of glue traps and changing to a more ethical method. I'd love to try an ethical
catch and release method for pest monitoring. However we are interested in
monitoring pests as small as booklice up to spiders. The size range make
creating a trap that won't exclude a pest or allow another one to escape the
trap quite difficult.
In the first instance does anyone have any resources/ideas or thoughts on ways
I could create a catch and release trapping system? It would need to be
something that sits on the floor, and relatively flat to the floor as well to
allow the smaller pests to crawl in.
I have no idea if this is possible or just a pipe dream but any thoughts or
ideas would be welcome.
Kind regards,
Alex
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