Dr. Rauf, Yellow lights seem to attract less insects that white lights, but I am not aware of any lights that do not attract insects at all.
--John On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 2:00 AM, Dr. Abdul Rauf <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. John, > > Your writeup is really helpful for me. I shall try to place the lights > little away from wall, not directly attaching. Still the insects will come > as the surrounding areas have vegetation and gardens. Are there any spcial > type of Lights that do not attract insects? In India people are treating > Lizards as a pest. > > Hope to receive your reply. > > Dr. Abdul Rauf > Truly Pest Solution Pvt. Ltd. > (Truly Nolen International USA) > 1113 Hemkunt Tower, 98 Nehru Place > New Delhi, India > +91 9717017223 > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John E Simmons <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, February 04, 2011 10:07 PM > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] removing sticky traps from a silk object > > Dr Rauf, > There are no chemicals that repel lizards that are safe to use in > collections (or around humans, for that matter). The lizards are on the > walls because they are eating the insects they find on the walls so rather > than trying to get rid of the lizards, you should focus on getting rid of > their food supply. If the lizards have no insects to feed on, they will > move somewhere else. > > On the positive side, the lizards are probably eating some collection > pests; on the negative side, the lizard fecal matter and shed skin may > attract more pests. > > Often lizards are found on walls because lights on the walls attract > insects (I have seen this often in Thailand). If you can reposition lights > so that they are not attached to the walls it will reduce the amount of > insects on the walls and thus make them less attractive for the lizards. > Place the lights so that they are not attached to the wall, but shine on the > wall--this way, the insects will be attracted to the light source rather > than the wall surface. > > If it is necessary to remove the lizards from the walls, you can use flat > sticky traps to catch the lizards by attaching the traps to the walls where > the lizards crawl. The lizards can either be humanely euthanized when they > are caught in the traps, or removed from the sticky traps by using vegetable > oil. However, unless you can seal the building and/or eliminate the insects > the lizards are feeding on, they will return. > > --John > > John E. Simmons > Museologica > 128 E. Burnside Street > Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010 > [email protected] > 303-681-5708 > www.museologica.com > and > Adjunct Curator of Collections > Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery > Penn State University > University Park, Pennsylvania > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Dr. Abdul Rauf <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Pestlist: >> How to drive away the lizards from the old buildings? Sometime they are >> moving high on the walls. Please give some ideas. >> Regards. >> >> Dr. Abdul Rauf >> Truly Pest Solution Pvt. Ltd. >> (Truly Nolen International USA) >> 1113 Hemkunt Tower, 98 Nehru Place >> New Delhi >> [email protected] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Silence, Patricia <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 03, 2011 11:35 PM >> *Subject:* RE: [pestlist] removing sticky traps from a silk object >> >> Rose, >> >> Our pest guy removes little lizards (live) from the traps using vegetable >> oil…not so good for silk, but maybe a starting point. >> >> Patty >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Rose Daly >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:49 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [pestlist] removing sticky traps from a silk object >> >> >> >> Dear Pestlist: >> >> A mishap in de-installation opened and attached the adhesive of a Victor >> roach trap to a silk book cover. I know from personal experience that this >> adhesive is quite sticky and difficult to remove from anything. Does anyone >> has experience removing a sticky trap from a textile? If it was silk that >> is great but other textiles would be enlightening as well. I will be >> performing mock-ups and I can share the information with everyone on the >> website if you are interested. >> >> Thanks, >> Rose >> >> Rose Daly >> Graduate Fellow >> Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > -- John E. Simmons Museologica 128 E. Burnside Street Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010 [email protected] 303-681-5708 www.museologica.com and Adjunct Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University University Park, Pennsylvania
