Mary, your question invokes much thought and many more questions. If, through monitoring, you are confident that the problem is presently confined to the store (presumably your use of the word "store" does not refer to artifact storage), you are in luck. I would initiate control measures immediately to keep it that way. Also, through intense monitoring, you might be able to pinpoint and, thus, remove the source. To answer your question, in a more roundabout way, consider this question: If one fly in the waiting room of a hospital is a mere nuisance, what is one fly in the surgical suite? Answering that question may answer your own.
Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE Liaison, ESA/NPMA Chair, ESA-ACE Oversight Committee 12835 Pembroke Circle - Leawood, Kansas 66209 Phone: 913.927.9588 - Fax: 913.345.8008 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.saintaubinbce.com "I have no special gift; I am only passionately curious". Albert Einstein -----Original Message----- From: "Macqueen, Joan Mary" [[email protected]] Date: 06/24/2010 09:02 AM To: "[email protected]" Subject: RE: [pestlist] Definition of 'infestation' This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- This is a question I am thinking about just at the moment, at what point do you take action to remove or reduce the risk, and what happens if that action does not work, and you still monitor pests on your traps ??? Issue Moth problems in central museum store Mary Mary Macqueen Conservator Wakefield -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 17 June 2010 13:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pestlist] Definition of 'infestation' This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Great question. I wondered if an infestation is when objects show damage or are at risk. For example, I worked with a museum that had an annual migration through it, but it wasn't something that fed on the collection. Was this an infestation? It was a lot of bodies, but the only danger was that they would attract feeders that might also munch on the collection. Best, Helen Alten > > > Dear colleagues, > > I am currently examining 'risk' in terms of collections > management. In drawing up a list of risks, I am > considering the term 'insect infestation' (in terms of a > storage space not an object). The question is, how > helpful a term is 'infestation'- is there a critical mass > of bodies on traps in a store that merits it? Is there a > more objectively determined way of expressing the level > of risk to collections? > > I would welcome any thoughts. > > Sharon Connell > > ________________________________________ > Sharon Connell > Conservation Officer > Brotherton Library > University of Leeds > Leeds > LS2 9JT > T: 44 (0)113 343 6375 > E: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To send an email to the list, send your msg to > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this list send an email to > [email protected] and in the body put: > "unsubscribe pestlist" > Any problems email [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Helen Alten Director Northern States Conservation Center www.collectioncare.org www.museumclasses.org ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected] The WMDC Disclaimer can be found at: http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/SiteInformation/E-MailDisclaimer/default.htm This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected]
