Amanda this query made me chuckle darkly at my desk. Greenhouses have their own cadre of fun, tropical pests and others. Surinam cockroaches are in shopping malls across North America because of greenhouses distributing them in the soil of potted plants, for example. I'm sure in 3 weeks these same coworkers will be complaining about the fungus gnats they are generating with their plants. Good luck.
On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 5:39 PM Amanda Robinson < amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > It is that time of year where planted poinsettias appear. These plants > left over from a holiday party have been placed in our staff offices where > we have a selection of works from the collection on display (no guidelines > in place, but I am working on that). I of course asked for them to be > removed and was met with the reply that if the poinsettias are "greenhouse > grown" then they are likely not a pest threat and can stay on display. I > have never heard of this before, and also would assume it is the soil that > is the attractant for pests, greenhouse grown or not. Any advice or > guidance? I have not found many resources on this specific issue. > > Thank you so much, > > Amanda > > -- > *Amanda A. Robinson* > > Museum Registrar, Collections Management > M.A. Art History, Museum Studies, Florida State University > Specializing in the Cataloging, Digitization, and Preservation of all Fine > Art Objects > (772) 321-9183 > amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com > www.linkedin.com/in/amandaashleyrobinson > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAGcvShNwYL-1RZ8k4xMU6VAf4Wju8aH-b_KCpqQRPZ-5eaX00A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAGcvShNwYL-1RZ8k4xMU6VAf4Wju8aH-b_KCpqQRPZ-5eaX00A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2Bqio8XvQvTdgO-eV7pqpj8K4%2BVMGyz4uoAw6F_dF%2B3pd9E3%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com.
