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Aleesha - Spraying around the foundations of buildings for pests should not cause any problems to the stored collections. Making the exterior building envelope as tight as possible is critical to preventing ingress from pests. As for spraying indoors, a professional pest management firm should be instructed to use encapsulated or wettable powder formulations, which have no odor at all and provide long-term residual. If these are used, a quarterly service would suffice. Thomas A. Parker, PhD President, Entomologist Pest Control Services, Inc. 469 Mimosa Circle Kennett Square, PA 19348 610-444-2277 Office 610-444-2615 Fax 610-348-9890 Cell -----Original Message----- From: Aleesha Nissen <[email protected]> To: pestlist <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Sep 22, 2011 10:26 am Subject: [pestlist] Spraying pesticides outside This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, I know that chemical treatment for pests inside of museums is not recommended, but what about the spraying of pesticides outside of the buildings? If Facilities insists on spraying inside, in areas that do not contain art, what is the threshold for how close those spaces can be to galleries? I worry about the ventilation system carrying fumes to other places. I appreciate any suggestions and input! Best, Aleesha Nissen Assistant Registrar Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [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 subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected]
