[pestlist] anoxic treatments

[wlouche]

 

 Anoxic treatment will kill bedbugs in all phases. Treatments can be done 
safely on site without temperature or humidity shock.

Bill
Art Care International

Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[wlouche]

 Anoxic treatment works on bedbugs. Can be treated safely on site without 
temperature or humidity shock.

My best,
Bill
Art Care International

 


 

 

-Original Message-
From: Prochaska, Holly (prochah) 
To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' 
Sent: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 1:11 pm
Subject: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials



Colleagues,
 I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that 
havebedbugs.  We haven’t had any confirmed sightings yet in materials,but 
considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter oftime.  I've 
seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but nota lot related to 
caring for books that have been affected.  The mostcommon quick quip is that 
they should be "cooked" at temperaturesaround 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 
hours.  I've not seen any indicationwhat they are being cooked in.  There is a 
device called Packtite thatgets some mention on blogs, but not on any 
conservation/preservationsites.  NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have 
anything yeteither.  From what I’ve read freezing apparently doesn’t killthe 
egg stage.  My concern right now is the general circulatingcollection, so 
freezing might be the only option for rare/uniquematerials….   
 
 Has your institution started tackling this question?  Any help would 
beappreciated!
 
 
Holly Prochaska
Head, Preservation Services
University of Cincinnati Libraries
Tele:513-556-1389
Fax:513-556-0325
 
 

 

Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[Rebecca Newberry]

I asked my pest control contractor (who could finance a vacation home with all 
of the bed bug work he's been doing) about bed bugs and books.  He's heard 
anecdotal evidence of bed bugs harboring and laying eggs in books found near 
beds.  For example, if there is a bookshelf located in a bedroom and the 
infestation is heavy, the bedbugs may find their way to the books.  The chance 
of circulating library books becoming infested would be less likely since they 
don't spend a long time in anyone's house. 



He's a fan of heat treatments as well.  They heat to 140F, aiming to ensure 
that the materials will heat to 120F at their core.  His company, Adam's Pest 
Control,  has portable heaters and generators and is capable of treating whole 
buildings.  There may be something similar in your area. 



Good luck, 

Rebecca 


Rebecca Newberry 
Assistant Registrar 
Science Museum of Minnesota 
120 W. Kellogg Bl. 
St. Paul, MN 55102 
651 265-9841 
www.smm.org 




Rebecca Newberry 
Assistant Registrar 
Science Museum of Minnesota 
120 W. Kellogg Bl. 
St. Paul, MN 55102 
651 265-9841 
www.smm.org 






From: "Holly Prochaska (prochah)"  
To: "pestlist@museumpests.net"  
Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 12:11:48 PM 
Subject: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials 




Colleagues, 

  I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that 
have bedbugs.  We haven’t had any confirmed sightings yet in materials, but 
considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter of time.  I've 
seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but not a lot related to 
caring for books that have been affected.  The most common quick quip is that 
they should be "cooked" at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 
hours.  I've not seen any indication what they are being cooked in.  There is a 
device called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any 
conservation/preservation sites.  NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have 
anything yet either.  From what I’ve read freezing apparently doesn’t kill the 
egg stage.  My concern right now is the general circulating collection, so 
freezing might be the only option for rare/unique materials….    

  

  Has your institution started tackling this question?  Any help would be 
appreciated! 

  

  

Holly Prochaska 

Head, Preservation Services 

University of Cincinnati Libraries 

Tele:513-556-1389 

Fax:513-556-0325 

  

  


Spam 
Not spam 
Forget previous vote 

RE: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[Pine, Steve]

Hi Holly:

My reading on Bedbugs consistently indicates they are parasitic.  They
feed on the blood of warm blooded animals.  Is there an indication they
will search out books?  I think the books will be safe even if they do
have leather covers.  Maybe someone else has experience to the contrary
but otherwise I think the books have more to worry about contact with
people than with Bedbugs.

 

As an aside, I've had consistently good results eradicating all types of
insects using Nitrogen with anoxic technique without concern for
chemical interaction with collection materials nor for thermal
complications possible with heating or freezing.   Alternatively, good
housekeeping, vacuuming and repeated inspection is safe and effective.

 

Best of luck,

Steve

 

 

Steven Pine

Decorative Arts Conservator

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

P.O. Box 6826

Houston, TX 77265

P. (713) 639-7731

C. (281) 546-7059

 

 

 

 

From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net
[mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Prochaska, Holly
(prochah)
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:12 PM
To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net'
Subject: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

 

Colleagues,

  I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials
that have bedbugs.  We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in
materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a
matter of time.  I've seen plenty of good information related to
facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been
affected.  The most common quick quip is that they should be "cooked" at
temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours.  I've not seen
any indication what they are being cooked in.  There is a device called
Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any
conservation/preservation sites.  NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't
have anything yet either.  From what I've read freezing apparently
doesn't kill the egg stage.  My concern right now is the general
circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for
rare/unique materials   

 

  Has your institution started tackling this question?  Any help would
be appreciated!

 

 

Holly Prochaska

Head, Preservation Services

University of Cincinnati Libraries

Tele:513-556-1389

Fax:513-556-0325

 

 

Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[Forrest St. Aubin]

Louis --
I would appreciate a copy of your publication when it is complete.
Will you be at ESA - San Diego?

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: forr...@saintaubinbce.com
Website: www.saintaubinbce.com

"If you only do what you know you can do - you never do very much."
Tom Krause
Motivational speaker


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From: "Louis Sorkin" [sor...@amnh.org]
Date: 10/06/2010 03:38 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

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In reference to the first post, most recent research states that:
118dF for 20 minutes kills adults and 49 minutes at that temperature for
eggs. At 122dF eggs killed almost right away- adults and nymphs obviously
also die.
Packtite is a heating system that will get up to 140dF or more. It is a
portable system basically designed at first for luggage. There is a rigid
metal wire shelf base on legs. Heater mounted beneath. Timer plug from
1/2 hour to 8 hours and comes with a temperature probe (you can add as
many as you like) to inform you about the temp at a certain location
within the material you are heating.

Freezing is an option, too, although keeping them at -30dF for a few hours
didn't do much and they woke up after thawing. A longer period of a few
days will work as will freezing, thawing, freezing.

I've worked on one project where thousands of books were argon
treated/anoxic treatment. Also in commercial ventures and Vikane
(sulfuryl fluoride) was used. Spot heat treating in a box composed of
insulation board (8'x8'x4') and also heat treating homes, apartments, etc.

I am supposed to be speaking at the upcoming Museumpests.net Integrated Pest
Management Working Group, (IPM-WG) and am preparing a page on bed bugs for
the museumpests.org site.


> Colleagues,
>
> I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials
> that have bedbugs. We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in
materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a
matter of time. I've seen plenty of good information related to
facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been
affected. The most common quick quip is that they should be "cooked" at
temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I've not seen any
indication what they are being cooked in. There is a device called
Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any
> conservation/preservation sites. NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't
have anything yet either. From what I've read freezing apparently doesn't
kill the egg stage. My concern right now is the general
circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for
rare/unique materials
>
>
>
> Has your institution started tackling this question? Any help would
be
> appreciated!
>
>
> Holly Prochaska
> Head, Preservation Services
> University of Cincinnati Libraries
> Tele:513-556-1389
> Fax:513-556-0325
>
>
>


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Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E.
Entomology Section
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192

phone: 212-769-5613
fax: 212-769-5277
email: sor...@amnh.org

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Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[Louis Sorkin]

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In reference to the first post, most recent research states that:
118dF for 20 minutes kills adults and 49 minutes at that temperature for
eggs. At 122dF eggs killed almost right away- adults and nymphs obviously
also die.
Packtite is a heating system that will get up to 140dF or more.  It is a
portable system basically designed at first for luggage.  There is a rigid
metal wire shelf base on legs. Heater mounted beneath.  Timer plug from
1/2 hour to 8 hours and comes with a temperature probe (you can add as
many as you like) to inform you about the temp at a certain location
within the material you are heating.

Freezing is an option, too, although keeping them at -30dF for a few hours
didn't do much and they woke up after thawing.  A longer period of a few
days will work as will freezing, thawing, freezing.

I've worked on one project where thousands of books were argon
treated/anoxic treatment.  Also in commercial ventures and Vikane
(sulfuryl fluoride) was used.  Spot heat treating in a box composed of
insulation board (8'x8'x4') and also heat treating homes, apartments, etc.

I am supposed to be speaking at the upcoming Museumpests.net Integrated Pest
Management Working Group, (IPM-WG) and am preparing a page on bed bugs for
the museumpests.org site.


> Colleagues,
>
>   I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials
> that have bedbugs.  We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in
materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a
matter of time.  I've seen plenty of good information related to
facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been
affected.  The most common quick quip is that they should be "cooked" at
temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours.  I've not seen any
indication what they are being cooked in.  There is a device called
Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any
> conservation/preservation sites.  NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't
have anything yet either.  From what I've read freezing apparently doesn't
kill the egg stage.  My concern right now is the general
circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for
rare/unique materials
>
>
>
>   Has your institution started tackling this question?  Any help would
be
> appreciated!
>
>
> Holly Prochaska
> Head, Preservation Services
> University of Cincinnati Libraries
> Tele:513-556-1389
> Fax:513-556-0325
>
>
>


-- 
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail


Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E.
Entomology Section
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192

phone: 212-769-5613
fax: 212-769-5277
email: sor...@amnh.org

The New York Entomological Society, Inc.
email: n...@amnh.org
web: www.nyentsoc.org
Online journal from 2001 forward
www.BioOne.org









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Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[Jerry]

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Anoxic treatment is a very effective and economical method of dealing with
insects. If you have only a few books, and hesitations about freezing,
this could be an option.

js

Jerry Shiner
Keepsafe Microclimate Systems
www.keepsafe.ca   i...@keepsafe.ca
+1 416 703 4696+1 800 683 4696

> Colleagues,
>
>   I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials
> that have bedbugs.  We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in
> materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a
> matter of time.  I've seen plenty of good information related to
> facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been
> affected.  The most common quick quip is that they should be "cooked" at
> temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours.  I've not seen
> any indication what they are being cooked in.  There is a device called
> Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any
> conservation/preservation sites.  NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't
> have anything yet either.  From what I've read freezing apparently
> doesn't kill the egg stage.  My concern right now is the general
> circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for
> rare/unique materials
>
>
>
>   Has your institution started tackling this question?  Any help would be
> appreciated!
>
>
> Holly Prochaska
> Head, Preservation Services
> University of Cincinnati Libraries
> Tele:513-556-1389
> Fax:513-556-0325
>
>
>


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RE: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

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RE: [pestlist] Squirrels

[Steve Sullivan]

If you have squirrels in your storage areas you have more issues than just
the squirrels.  If squirrels have access to an area, so do nearly all other
agents of deterioration, including other even more damaging/dangerous
vertebrates like bats, coons, cats, etc.  There are more variables to
consider when dealing with and predicting behavior of vertebrates than with
arthropods but squirrels should be easier to exclude than arthropods from
even the most basic of collections storage areas.  Glue is certainly not a
preferred food source and, though cardboard is a good nesting material,
these are not resoiurces they will work too hard to obtain under most
circumstances.  As with the previous posts about hibernating insects, make
sure all holes and access points are patched and sealed.  With squirrels it
may be necessary to cover an area with sheet metal since, once they find a
place they like to sit and gnaw, they may return to a wooden patch and open
it again.  Ammonia soaked rags placed or tied in the area are irritating and
usually avoided.  Tanglefoot is annoying to them.  Repellents are a good
occasional control method but squirrels can habituate to them; use them in
conjunction with other control methods.  Monitor historic and potential
entry points rigorously and make them unpleasant places either with the
above methods, Christmas lights, monitors with squirt guns, vegetation
modification, kinetic sculptures, etc.

 

Relocation is usually a bad idea from both pest control and ecological
perspectives.  The squirrels either return or die miserably from fights,
starvation, weather, or predation.  Trapping and euthanasia is the most
humane and effective course, just like we do with all other museum pests.
Squirrel populations can tolerate up to 80% annual mortality and still
maintain long-term stability.   You can use live traps and CO2, big snap
traps, and other control methods similar to that used for rats, though local
regulations vary because squirrels are a game animal.  Sometimes it seems
that the population learns to shelter in buildings from a few individuals so
concerted trapping for a few seasons eliminates the problem individuals and
for sometime later there aren't any problems.  

 

Eliminating outside food and nesting areas for squirrels can be difficult
since these often come from legacy trees and their mast.  However, if
squirrels are being fed near the building or are regularly using garbage
cans you can enact policies to manage this.

 

Also, I would approach the "old lady who swallowed a fly" method of
eradication with care.  In most cases this has poor results, at least for
the introduced animal which usually dies a miserable death and, if not, it
will negatively affect more than just the intended target.  Feel free to
email or call if you want to talk about your specific situation and discuss
particular methods.

 

In the meantime, I hope everyone will tell me about the squirrels near them
at ProjectSquirrel.org   .  

 

--Steve

 

Steven M. Sullivan  |  Curator of Urban Ecology 

The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 

 

Museum  |  2430 North Cannon Drive  |  Chicago, Illinois 60614  |
naturemuseum.org  

Collections Facility  | 4001 North Ravenswood Ave.  |  Chicago, Illinois
60613  |  ProjectSquirrel.org  

708-937-6253  |  Fax 773-755-5199  |  ssulli...@naturemuseum.org 

 

The Urban Gateway To Nature And Science

 

 

 

From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net]
On Behalf Of Dennis Piechota
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:45 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: [pestlist] Squirrels

 

I hope this is the appropriate place to ask about larger urchins.

 

We have a storage area for archaeological materials (almost all inorganics,
typically ceramics, stone and iron) that keeps getting attacked by
squirrels. They like to eat the glue in our corrugated boxes, thus
destroying our provenience data. Then they will sometimes nest in the boxes!
Very disheartening. We keep trapping them and plugging up their outside
entry points. We prohibit all bonafide food sources from storage and are now
switching over to glueless twin-walled polyethylene cartons with duplicate
labelling. Still with all that I've learned not to under-estimate these
critters. Is there anything else we can do?

 

Dennis


Dennis Piechota
Conservator
Fiske Center for Archaeological Research
UMass Boston
Office: 617-287-6829

Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[Alexis Hagadorn]

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Holly,
We have treated general collections books by air blast freezing to at 
least -20 degrees F for several days, thawing for 5-7 days, and 
repeating the freezing cycle. The books are tightly sealed in plastic 
bags within standard records boxes. The rationale for the second cycle 
is that the eggs will hatch and these insects will then be vulnerable to 
the next freezing treatment. Most of the salvage vendors who will treat 
wet books by freezing will also treat infestation for your collections 
in this way.


I'm aware that the Low Temperature Treatment Fact Sheet at 
Museumpests.net indicates that recent research points to the repeat 
cycle being considered unnecessary. 
http://www.museumpests.net/treatment.asp Does anyone have comments on 
this? We've found it easy to include a thaw cycle, the major demand on 
our time is packing the books, so a repeat step has seemed a simple 
precaution.


Alexis

~
Alexis Hagadorn
Head of Conservation
Columbia University Libraries
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY  10027
212-854-3580
~



Prochaska, Holly (prochah) wrote:


Colleagues,

I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials 
that have bedbugs. We haven’t had any confirmed sightings yet in 
materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a 
matter of time. I've seen plenty of good information related to 
facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been 
affected. The most common quick quip is that they should be "cooked" 
at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I've not 
seen any indication what they are being cooked in. There is a device 
called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any 
conservation/preservation sites. NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't 
have anything yet either. From what I’ve read freezing apparently 
doesn’t kill the egg stage. My concern right now is the general 
circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for 
rare/unique materials….


Has your institution started tackling this question? Any help would be 
appreciated!


Holly Prochaska

Head, Preservation Services

University of Cincinnati Libraries

Tele:513-556-1389

Fax:513-556-0325




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RE: [pestlist] Squirrels

[Rick Kerschner]

Hi Dennis,
 
In addition to plugging all the entrance holes in the building year
after year and a regular live trapping/relocating program, we have had
some success with Shake-away  http://www.shake-away.com/
http://www.shake-away.com/> . It is essentially fox or wolf
urine cast onto a powder. You shake it out around the foundation for the
building as directed. It may not eliminate the squirrels, but it can
repel them from your building and make them go to your neighbors'
buildings who do not use shake-away. Make sure you follow the
directions. If you use too much it does not seem to be as effective for
some reason. Read the user feedback on the web site.
 
The other action that was very successful about 10 years ago was
introducing a weasel to the area. They eat squirrels. Check Amazon.com
for "weasel." (Just kidding). We had one that a local shelter had nursed
back to health after it was caught in a trap and they released it in the
Beach Lodge area of the Museum where the squirrel population was the
highest. No squirrel problem for about 3 years, then they gradually
started to come back. We figured that the weasel had either died or
found a lady weasel and moved on. Unconventional, but successful and
all-natural!
 
Good luck.
 
Rick




From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net
[mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Dennis Piechota
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 1:45 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: [pestlist] Squirrels


I hope this is the appropriate place to ask about larger urchins. 

We have a storage area for archaeological materials (almost all
inorganics, typically ceramics, stone and iron) that keeps getting
attacked by squirrels. They like to eat the glue in our corrugated
boxes, thus destroying our provenience data. Then they will sometimes
nest in the boxes! Very disheartening. We keep trapping them and
plugging up their outside entry points. We prohibit all bonafide food
sources from storage and are now switching over to glueless twin-walled
polyethylene cartons with duplicate labelling. Still with all that I've
learned not to under-estimate these critters. Is there anything else we
can do?

Dennis

Dennis Piechota
Conservator
Fiske Center for Archaeological Research
UMass Boston
Office: 617-287-6829

[pestlist] Squirrels

[Dennis Piechota]

I hope this is the appropriate place to ask about larger urchins.

We have a storage area for archaeological materials (almost all inorganics,
typically ceramics, stone and iron) that keeps getting attacked by
squirrels. They like to eat the glue in our corrugated boxes, thus
destroying our provenience data. Then they will sometimes nest in the boxes!
Very disheartening. We keep trapping them and plugging up their outside
entry points. We prohibit all bonafide food sources from storage and are now
switching over to glueless twin-walled polyethylene cartons with duplicate
labelling. Still with all that I've learned not to under-estimate these
critters. Is there anything else we can do?

Dennis

Dennis Piechota
Conservator
Fiske Center for Archaeological Research
UMass Boston
Office: 617-287-6829

[pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials

[Prochaska, Holly (prochah)]

Colleagues,

  I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that 
have bedbugs.  We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in materials, but 
considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter of time.  I've 
seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but not a lot related to 
caring for books that have been affected.  The most common quick quip is that 
they should be "cooked" at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 
hours.  I've not seen any indication what they are being cooked in.  There is a 
device called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any 
conservation/preservation sites.  NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have 
anything yet either.  From what I've read freezing apparently doesn't kill the 
egg stage.  My concern right now is the general circulating collection, so 
freezing might be the only option for rare/unique materials



  Has your institution started tackling this question?  Any help would be 
appreciated!


Holly Prochaska
Head, Preservation Services
University of Cincinnati Libraries
Tele:513-556-1389
Fax:513-556-0325

RE: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

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Re: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

[bugman22]

In response to removal of boxelder trees.  Boxelder bugs will not only feed on 
the seed pods of female boxelder trees, they will also feed on maple tree seed 
pods.  They can fly long distances and therefore removal of female boxelder 
trees may or may not solve the problem.

In the Midwest, because the land is so flat, many of the river systems flow 
slowly and have large floodplains.  These situations are ideal for boxelder 
trees, which favor semi-wet areas.  The boxelder bugs actually began their 
invasion of the U.S. in the Chicago area.  It took them almost 20 years to get 
over the Appalachains and we now have them as a problem on the East Coast.  As 
natural predators and diseases take their toll, over the years they will become 
much less a nuisance.

We're seeing the same kind of population explosion now with the brown 
marmorated stink bug, which got its start in the Allentown, PA area and is 
rapidly moving into new territories.

Tom Parker






-Original Message-
From: Storch, Paul 
To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' 
Sent: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 10:22 am
Subject: RE: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum



I’m responsible for overseeing the IPM vendor contract and in-house program at 
our state-wide network of historic sites.  We also have historic houses and 
buildings that are subjected to the same types of pest loads that you describe.
I agree with the previous responses about structural exclusion and trapping.  
Those are two very essential components of any effective IPM plan.  It sounds 
like you have the continuous monitoring in place with the pest log.  The 
suggestions will work over time.
 
Two questions that you didn’t address:  do you have a strict cleaning (you did 
mention vacuuming the bugs regularly, and you’ll still have to do that) and 
food policy inside the house?  That’s important to reduce food sources for 
insects that might be attracted to food residues, and for rodents.  
 
Secondly, I’ve inferred from your description of the problem that there might 
be vegetation growing close to the house.  I looked at the image of the front 
of the house on your website, and the landscaping appears to be correct for the 
period on the street side.  It looks like there might be plants close to the 
walls around the back.  We had severe box elder invasions in one of our 
historic homes until we removed the box elders growing close to the house.  The 
PCO should have made some comments about vegetation, if it’s indeed a factor.
 
Paul S. Storch
Project Specialist II/Collections Liaison
Historic Sites and Museums
B-124.2
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd. West
St. Paul, MN 55116
(651) 259-3257
paul.sto...@mnhs.org
 
Visit Historic Sites!
www.mnhs.org
 
 
 
 
 
 

From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On 
Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 6:47 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: Re: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

 

The insect invasion you describe happens every fall when insects seek out 
shelter for the winter.  Your idea of a black light in the attic is a good one. 
 Get a supply of glueboards from Atlantic Paste & Glue Company of Brooklyn, NY. 
 Any firm which supplies the pest control industry will have them in stock.  
Surround the black light with glueboards and put the thing on a timer so it 
will come on at about 4PM and go off at night.  Flies usually rest at night.  
Other than sealing your building as tightly as you can, there's not much you 
can do about the Autumn invaders.

 

A thorough glueboard program throughout the facility is a must in addition to 
the attic situation.

 

Thomas A. Parker, PhD

Pest Control Services, Inc.

www.museumpestcontrol.com

 

-Original Message-
From: Hayley Chambers 
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Sent: Tue, Oct 5, 2010 5:52 pm
Subject: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

Hello folks,

 

I am the new Curator of a house museum in South Dakota that has been overrun 
with insects, primarily cluster/wood flies, hornets, box elder bugs, and pine 
leaf beetles (stink bugs). We are experiencing warm autumn weather here and the 
seasonal pests have been thriving in the attic and throughout the warmer parts 
of the house. This is a giant concern asthetically (try giving a tour of the 
house without seeing or hearing the bugs fly around!), health-wise (no one has 
been stung by a hornet...yet), and of course for the artifacts (flies are 
getting mashed into floors, leaving debris, and may be a food source for larder 
beetles). We don't have an IPM in place, unfortunately it did not receive board 
approval. Hopefully, with renewed energy on my part, we can get something in 
place.

 

>From my understanding, the flies in the house have been an on-going issue 
>since it was converted into a museum ten years ago. Unfortunately, most of 
>what I know about the pest problem is institutional mythology and very little 
>has been recorded

RE: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

[Storch, Paul]

I'm responsible for overseeing the IPM vendor contract and in-house program at 
our state-wide network of historic sites.  We also have historic houses and 
buildings that are subjected to the same types of pest loads that you describe.
I agree with the previous responses about structural exclusion and trapping.  
Those are two very essential components of any effective IPM plan.  It sounds 
like you have the continuous monitoring in place with the pest log.  The 
suggestions will work over time.

Two questions that you didn't address:  do you have a strict cleaning (you did 
mention vacuuming the bugs regularly, and you'll still have to do that) and 
food policy inside the house?  That's important to reduce food sources for 
insects that might be attracted to food residues, and for rodents.

Secondly, I've inferred from your description of the problem that there might 
be vegetation growing close to the house.  I looked at the image of the front 
of the house on your website, and the landscaping appears to be correct for the 
period on the street side.  It looks like there might be plants close to the 
walls around the back.  We had severe box elder invasions in one of our 
historic homes until we removed the box elders growing close to the house.  The 
PCO should have made some comments about vegetation, if it's indeed a factor.

Paul S. Storch
Project Specialist II/Collections Liaison
Historic Sites and Museums
B-124.2
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd. West
St. Paul, MN 55116
(651) 259-3257
paul.sto...@mnhs.org

Visit Historic Sites!
www.mnhs.org






From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On 
Behalf Of bugma...@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 6:47 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: Re: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum

The insect invasion you describe happens every fall when insects seek out 
shelter for the winter.  Your idea of a black light in the attic is a good one. 
 Get a supply of glueboards from Atlantic Paste & Glue Company of Brooklyn, NY. 
 Any firm which supplies the pest control industry will have them in stock.  
Surround the black light with glueboards and put the thing on a timer so it 
will come on at about 4PM and go off at night.  Flies usually rest at night.  
Other than sealing your building as tightly as you can, there's not much you 
can do about the Autumn invaders.

A thorough glueboard program throughout the facility is a must in addition to 
the attic situation.

Thomas A. Parker, PhD
Pest Control Services, Inc.
www.museumpestcontrol.com

-Original Message-
From: Hayley Chambers 
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Sent: Tue, Oct 5, 2010 5:52 pm
Subject: [pestlist] invasion of bugs at house museum
Hello folks,

I am the new Curator of a house museum in South Dakota that has been overrun 
with insects, primarily cluster/wood flies, hornets, box elder bugs, and pine 
leaf beetles (stink bugs). We are experiencing warm autumn weather here and the 
seasonal pests have been thriving in the attic and throughout the warmer parts 
of the house. This is a giant concern asthetically (try giving a tour of the 
house without seeing or hearing the bugs fly around!), health-wise (no one has 
been stung by a hornet...yet), and of course for the artifacts (flies are 
getting mashed into floors, leaving debris, and may be a food source for larder 
beetles). We don't have an IPM in place, unfortunately it did not receive board 
approval. Hopefully, with renewed energy on my part, we can get something in 
place.

>From my understanding, the flies in the house have been an on-going issue 
>since it was converted into a museum ten years ago. Unfortunately, most of 
>what I know about the pest problem is institutional mythology and very little 
>has been recorded. What I do know is that until recently treatment has been 
>superficial- mostly vacuuming when necessary and semi-annual pesticide sprays. 
>The house was sprayed in the spring and the fall until 2008 because of budget 
>cuts. Now the house receives a treatment (spraying around the foundation and 
>inside around base boards and windows) in the fall, though it was not done 
>last year because of early snow fall. Spraying period is something I would 
>like to eliminate. Unfortunately, we simply can't afford expensive fly 
>catchers. Earlier this year, our facilities manager fabricated our own version 
>of a fly catcher for our attic- a blue light mounted on wood with removable 
>sticky fly strips. While these do appear to be attracting flies, we don't have 
>an adequate way to collect them so they form piles of dead flies, which is 
>just plain gross.

I created a Pest Management Log to start keeping track of what kinds of insects 
we are finding, how many, where, and when. I have also met with our pest 
elimination specialist, who has sprayed at the house and our sister museum for 
years. We went arou