I'd also love to hear of a glue trap alternative, as they are nightmarishly cruel. Hopefully everyone is aware that you can free mice and lizards from glue traps with vegetable oil-just gently work it around the animal with swabs, and the creature's own wriggling will bring the oil underneath it. Wear gloves and take care not to cover the animal's nose or mouth, and be careful around tiny limbs. It can be a slow process. I keep a syringe of vegetable oil with me on IPM checks.
Jacob Yanes (he/him/any) Conservation Technician The Huntington T: 626-544-0521 | E: [email protected] 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108 [The Huntington Logo.png]<https://www.huntington.org/> The Huntington exists on the ancestral lands of the Gabrielino -Tongva and Kizh Nation peoples who continue to call this region home. The Huntington respectfully acknowledges these Indigenous peoples as the traditional caretakers of this landscape, as the direct descendants of the first people. The Huntington recognizes their continued presence and is grateful to have the opportunity to work and learn on this land. From: 'Nidia Navarro' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2025 12:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PestList] Moving away from glue traps Dear colleagues, Does anyone have information about substitutions for glue traps on IPM? We have almost 400 glue traps in a historic house to monitor pest activity and very often we trap mice of local species of lizards so we want to find an alternative so it doesn't happen again. I'd be particularly interested on connecting with colleagues working in England since the glue traps have been banned there due to their cruelty. This year we tested placing one glue trap inside a wooden box with a Polyethylene net (sourced from the fishing https://www.industrialnetting.com/cage-netting.html ). See the attached picture. After 3 months we found it full of insects , so it seems to work. It's just a lot of work to build that 400 times for our small team. Thank you! Nidia Navarro-Potel Collections Care Conservator, Museum Services [Biltmore]<http://www.biltmore.com/> 1 Approach Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828-225-6151 | Mobile: 848-252-9518 www.biltmore.com<http://www.biltmore.com/> [facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/Biltmore> [instagram] <https://instagram.com/biltmoreestate/> [pinterest] <https://www.pinterest.com/Biltmore/> [twitter] <https://twitter.com/BiltmoreEstate> -- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/962815fb721b4fde970b47a4098e30ab%40biltmore.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/962815fb721b4fde970b47a4098e30ab%40biltmore.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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR10MB3638CE6F3FAD6CC5403FFE70B61EA%40BYAPR10MB3638.namprd10.prod.outlook.com.
