I also completely agree with Fran and Joel’s response was excellent. As conservators and collections care staff, we are responsible for maintaining collections to the best of our ability. In relationship to this list serve and to the question under discussion, it is our responsibility to protect those collections from pests – insect, rodent etc. If we can do it in a humane manner so much the better. At this time, the most effective way to monitor for insects is with sticky (glue) traps or light traps (depending on the insect).
The most humane manner to monitor for mice is a snap trap. Catch and release rodent traps are available but extremely staff intensive. If the mouse is not released in short order it will die of dehydration (within less than a day). I once saw a female mouse who had given birth in a catch and release trap – with-in 12 hours she and her litter were dead. That is not humane. If you release near the building they will probably come back in, or will be killed by mice already living in the territory they were released. Poison is horrid for the mice (they bleed to death internally) and will die in the walls or under cabinets, attracting dermestids. By using accepted standards of IPM – Understanding what is in your building or collection through monitoring, blocking holes into the building, good housekeeping, managing environment, etc. we can reduce infestations. This is labor intensive, but is much safer for the collection and for staff and public than any other method. Good luck Gretchen Anderson Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Preferred pronouns: she/her) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Mobile: 412-420-9083 From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Cheri Schneider Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 10:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [PestList] catch and release traps CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Agreed. And support Fran’s statement and suggestions. From: 'Ritchie, Fran E' via MuseumPests <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 10:12 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PestList] catch and release traps Hi Thomas, I encourage you to be more collegial in your responses. Your one-liner doesn’t provide any constructive feedback and only serves to prevent people from posting in the future. There are hundreds (or more) people in the PestList community, and it should be a place for them to turn to regardless of experience and ideas. Best, Fran Fran Ritchie, Conservator (Objects) Harpers Ferry Center [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> American Institute for Conservation Professional Associate (peer-reviewed) From: 'Thomas Parker' via MuseumPests <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 6:37 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PestList] catch and release traps This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. You’ve gone off the deep end Alex. On Jul 25, 2023, at 5:59 AM, 'Wade, Alexandra' via MuseumPests <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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. 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