We had a problem with insects coming up through a drain in our bathrooms. We took the drain cover off, cut a piece of window screen to fit snugly under the drain cover and put the cover back on. It has worked well so far.
Scott Cutler Curator of Collections and Exhibits Centennial Museum The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 79968-0533 (shipping zip is 79902) phone: 915-747-6668 fax: 915-747-5411 E-mail: [email protected] On 7/10/09 8:36 AM, "Kennedy, Tara" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all- > > I have a problem with pill and sow bugs coming inside a portion of our > library. The area on the exterior has a drain at the bottom of a cement > stairwell, which leads to an old wooden door. The door enters an area of our > manuscripts processing area and they are inundated with these pill and sow > bugs - two large sticky traps can be filled in a week's time. A sweep has > been applied, but because of the age of the door, the sweep does not work well > enough. The drain cannot be closed off. Maintenance is unreliable around > here and I don't expect that the drain will be well cleaned any time soon. > > I took the drain cover off of the drain and saw that there are sow and pill > bugs in the drain. This is definitely the source of the problem. My question > is this: can I put Diatomaceous Earth in and around the drain on the exterior > and will it help the problem? Would putting the same underneath the door and > the path leading to the door help as well? I just need a way to dry up the > drain that won't hurt anybody or anything but the pill and sow bugs. > > Will this be effective? Or does anyone have any other suggestions? > > Many thanks, > Tara > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > Tara D. Kennedy > Preservation Field Services Librarian > Preservation Department > Yale University > Sterling Memorial Library > 130 Wall Street > New Haven, CT 06511 > (203) 432-4335 (Voice) > (203) 432-9900 (FAX) > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > "let me help you help your library!" > >
